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Full River Red

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12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court. Two hours before a crucial diplomatic meeting between the Song Prime Minister Qin Hui and a high level Jin delegation, the Jin Ambassador is murdered. An important letter destined for the Emperor is stolen from him. As the search for the letter unfolds, alliances are formed, secrets are revealed, and no one can stop the truth that is destined to leave its mark in history.

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Richard Kuipers Variety 03/18/2023
With a twist-packed plot to match its labyrinthine location, Zhang’s fast-paced film motors along nicely as an engaging “Knives Out”-style whodunnit before stumbling a little in the protracted final act. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 03/17/2023
3.5/4
A few snappy comedy routines and a perpetually escalating mystery plot ensure that Zhang’s latest never slows down nor retraces its steps long enough to feel monotonous. Go to Full Review Justin Chang Los Angeles Times 03/16/2023
The knives are out and then some in “Full River Red,” a murkily entertaining exercise in twist-twist-stab-stab from the Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Go to Full Review Joshua Polanski Boston Hassle 07/07/2024
Even by Zhang [Yimou]’s standards, one of the great cinematographic eyes working today, it’s something special. Go to Full Review Sean Gilman The Chinese Cinema 11/11/2023
That Zhang Yimou continues to not only survive but thrive, despite decades of falling in and out of favor with power, is as much a wonder as any of the images he captures on film. Go to Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies 10/24/2023
2/5
More corny than enthralling, and constantly overacted, Full River Red fails to emotionally invest the audience in the narrative. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/02/2023 Too long. Good story. Acting average See more 03/30/2023 A worth to watch movie, especially if you familiar with the historical hero character Yue Fei, who serves as background of the story and the poem he written which get recited at the end of thr movie. All male actors perform really awesome including some young actor. recommended. See more 03/27/2023 It’s really impressive!!! See more 03/25/2023 Great movie . Jackson Yee did an excellent job ! I recommend this movie . See more 03/22/2023 The sequence of events allowing one to follow the plot of this movie was very very entertaining! Hard to guess what would happen next. Interesting perspective on another culture’s value on true loyalty. Get comfortable, you will be in your seat a while! An awesome watch none the less. See more 03/21/2023 A little longer than it needed to be, but all in all a great film through and through See more Read all reviews
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Yimou Zhang

Director

Teng Shen

Zhang Da

Jackson Yee

Sun Jun

Yi Zhang

He Li

Jiayin Lei

Qin Hui

Wang Jiayi

Yao Qin

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Movie Info

Synopsis 12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court. Two hours before a crucial diplomatic meeting between the Song Prime Minister Qin Hui and a high level Jin delegation, the Jin Ambassador is murdered. An important letter destined for the Emperor is stolen from him. As the search for the letter unfolds, alliances are formed, secrets are revealed, and no one can stop the truth that is destined to leave its mark in history.
Director
Yimou Zhang
Producer
Pang Liwei
Screenwriter
Yimou Zhang, Chen Yu
Distributor
Niu Vision Media / Beyond Events
Production Co
Huanxi Media Group, Yixie (Qingdao) Film, Tianjin Maoyan Weying Media
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 17, 2023, Limited
Runtime
2h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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