White River
Asian Cinema
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Drama
Yang Fan lives in quiet Yanjiao and follows a daily routine that consists of cooking, cleaning and observing strict quarantine rules. But this mundane existence soon gives way to erotic entanglements when she begins sleeping with a neighborhood waiter under the watchful eye of her husband.
The first film from Beijing-born writer/director Ma Xue, WHITE RIVER had its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival as part of its Bright Future Programme and was an official selection at the Jeonju International Film Festival.
“Not since In the Realm of the Senses has a film showcased sensuality in such a delicate yet potent way. WHITE RIVER echoes the taboo-breaking art films of the 1970s and is easily in the same class. In her first feature, Ma strikes a unique tone with a movie as beautiful and fragile as an orchid.” –Film Threat
DIRECTED BY MA XUE
SOUTH KOREA | 2023 | MANDARIN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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