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Shanghai Red

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A Chinese widow (Vivian Wu) is caught between her mission to avenge her husband and her emerging love for an American (Richard Burgi) who hired her as a translator.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 05/03/2012
3.5/5
"Shanghai Red" largely emerges as a tantalizing, involving thriller. Go to Full Review Kam Williams NewsBlaze 05/10/2010
4/4
Juxtaposing a litany of opposing thematic elements, ranging from honor vs. disgrace to tradition vs. modernization to trust vs. duplicity, this multi-layered mystery shapes up like a modern morality play of Shakespearean proportions. Go to Full Review Ed Scheid Boxoffice Magazine 03/08/2010
2/5
Shanghai Red has an effective central performance by Vivian Wu (The Joy Luck Club), but the very uneven screenplay causes the film to lose steam. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Oscar L. Costo

Director

Vivian Wu

Meili Zhu

Richard Burgi

Michael Johnson

Kenny Bee

Actor

You Ge

Actor

Monica Mok

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Chinese widow (Vivian Wu) is caught between her mission to avenge her husband and her emerging love for an American (Richard Burgi) who hired her as a translator.
Director
Oscar L. Costo
Producer
Oscar L. Costo, Vivian Wu
Screenwriter
Oscar L. Costo
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$24.3K
Runtime
1h 58m