Angels Wear White

Released May 4, 2018

1 hr. 47 min.

Drama

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In a quiet seaside village in China, two victims of a brutal assault find themselves trapped in a web of danger and violence.

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Angels Wear White can be uncomfortable viewing, but its grim subject matter is balanced by a smartly constructed story elevated by powerful acting.

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nefasto r

An "All-in" drama, uncomfortable and powerful in equal parts.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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28/10/18 with Zhangs at OzAsia festival. If I knew the ending I would have walked out halfway through. I kept hoping there would be a great plot twist which would make the mind-numbing banality worth while. There wasn't. A classic movie that critics and pompous so called 'film buffs' like, whereas the the general public like, whereas the mainstream viewers think it's utter tripe.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/18

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Two young ladies gave us such a strong performances...the shooting and directing are mature and evoke resonance among viewers.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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I'd probably give it a 3.5 but worth rounding up. My wife who is from China also thought it was good and might not be allowed to be shown in China. A good tale of the abuse of power by the privileged in China.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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dave d

At a time where the gross Jeffrey Epstein is paying off families of girls he allegedly molested, I decided to watch 'Angels Where White' with no idea the premise was pretty much the same as the Epstein case. Here's what we know: it doesn't matter where you live the rich seem to have an easier time getting out of crimes. This is a powerful eye opening movie that will make parents cringe and most open their eyes to the corruption hiding in plain sight. Nobody is willing to talk truth to power and the result is what happens in this movie. If you don't stand for anything you fall for everything. Despite it being a hard watch, it's never uninteresting. The fact that nobody of significance believes the disadvantaged is enough to get our blood boiling, but the layers this film produces in an upfront and in your face style with a little bit of discretion is just what we need to rattle our collective cage. Credit to writer and director Vivian Qu for making an important film! And kudos to many fine young actresses who tell the story often without speaking. Final Score: 8.3/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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It's a powerful story, with great performances, and I enjoyed a lot of the camerawork and visual storytelling as well. It's also truly refreshing to see a Chinese film that's so feminist. However, once you've seen one depressing Chinese social drama, you've kind of seen them all, because the entire system is unrelentingly crushing in every single such film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Meijun Zhou

Wen

Le Geng

Meng Tao

Weiwei Liu

Wen's mother

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Elissa Suh

StageBuddy.com

Angels Wear White unravels with the vague trappings of a crime thriller or mystery, but it is more than a detective story inflected with social justice themes.

Mar 12, 2020

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

Anchored by two strong performances...Qu rarely veers away from one girl or the other, a smart and sensitive decision to witness and digest the world from that perspective.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 26, 2018

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Shooting largely with a handheld camera, Qu generates a jittery energy that makes the characters' stress palpable. This feeling escalates as the investigation closes in.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 27, 2018

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Benedict Seal

Vague Visages

The Monroe through-line culminates in a beautiful cinematic image at the film’s close, but it’s a kind of triumph that doesn’t usually grace the movie screen.

Dec 5, 2023

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Andrew Heskins

easternKicks.com

Vivian Qu's stunning critique of attitudes towards women in China...

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 23, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

A poetic elegy for lost childhood and societal justice.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 3, 2019

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Synopsis

In a quiet seaside village in China, two victims of a brutal assault find themselves trapped in a web of danger and violence.

Director: Vivian Qu
Screenwriter: Vivian Qu
Distributor: KimStim
Production Co: 22 Hours Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): May 4, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2018

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