Ash Is Purest White

Director	Zhangke Jia
Year	2018
Country	China, France, Japan
Runtime	2h 16m
Language	Chinese, Mandarin In Mandarin and Chinese with English subtitles
Format	DCP
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Synopsis

The director of STILL LIFE and MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART returns with a daring 3-part epic, spanning 17 years in contemporary China. Phenomenal actress Tao Zhao plays Qiao, the girlfriend of a mob boss in a declining rural coal town, whose relationship and status is disrupted by violence. 2018 Cannes Film Festival main competition film.

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