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Girls on Wire

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Cousins Tian Tian and Fang Di were raised like sisters until family struggles pushed them apart. Fang Di moves away to work as a stuntwoman in China's largest film studios to clear her family's debts. Tian Tian remains behind, forced to deal with her father's addiction, and falls prey to the local mafia. Forced to escape to the big city, Tian Tian seeks out her cousin. Thrown together against their will and followed by the mob, they will need to combine their strength and resilience to escape a dramatic fate that threatens to consume them both.

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Rachel Pronger Sight & Sound Nov 5
Although uneven, Girls on Wire is at its most convincing when Qu exposes the artifice and illusions which lie behind idealised images of female strength and heroism – it’s when Qu dares to show the wires that her film takes flight. Go to Full Review Kate Erbland IndieWire Feb 20
B-
Haocun and Qi’s acting varies, but when the stars are tasked with more physical work, they shine. More emotional scenes, however, feel hammy and didactic, heavy on the telling over the showing. Go to Full Review Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter Feb 19
The stronger elements of Girls on Wire -- especially how Qu renders the emotional and psychic costs of freedom -- make one curious to see what the filmmaker does next. Go to Full Review Jack Walters Loud and Clear Reviews Apr 24
2.5/5
"Girls On Wire is a jumbled thriller that displays excellent technical prowess but ultimately feels unsure of what it wants to be." Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 23
C+
Inane but enticing crime melodrama. Go to Full Review Clarence Tsui South China Morning Post Feb 20
3/5
Trading in tropes drawn from family melodramas, film noir and martial arts movies, Girls on Wire is inconsistent in tone and convoluted in its storytelling. [It is] more a blend of incoherent ideas than an inventive genre mash-up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Vivian Qu

Director

Haocun Liu

Tian Tian

Wen Qi

Fang Di

Youhao Zhang

Ming

You Zhou

Tian Tian's Dad

Peng Jing

Fang Di's Mother
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Movie Info

Synopsis Cousins Tian Tian and Fang Di were raised like sisters until family struggles pushed them apart. Fang Di moves away to work as a stuntwoman in China's largest film studios to clear her family's debts. Tian Tian remains behind, forced to deal with her father's addiction, and falls prey to the local mafia. Forced to escape to the big city, Tian Tian seeks out her cousin. Thrown together against their will and followed by the mob, they will need to combine their strength and resilience to escape a dramatic fate that threatens to consume them both.
Director
Vivian Qu
Producer
Sean Chen, Qin Hong, Xu Jiahan
Screenwriter
Vivian Qu
Production Co
L'Avventura Films, J.Q. Spring Pictures
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 55m