Soul on a String

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Soul on a String

2016

2h 22m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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9 Reviews

43%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A killer on the run is given a sacred mission.

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

07/26/2017

Soul on a String has a modern Chinese epic feel, but has a quirky individuality that harks back to a time when Chinese and Hong Kong films had their own style, and not the mass-produced feel of so many of today's Hollywood tentpole films.

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Maggie Lee

Variety

03/01/2017

Chinese director Zhang Yang eschews the thrill of propulsive duels for a discursive allegorical approach, serving up picturesque visuals, highland-dry humor, and karmic plot twists.

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Nathanael Hood

Audiences Everywhere

12/27/2018

B

...undeniably ambitious...

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James Lattimer

Cinema Scope

11/15/2017

When you're given so much time to look at the scenery, it helps when it's worth looking at.

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Andrew Wright

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

07/26/2017

Zhang Yang's follow-up to last year's amazing SIFF entry Paths of the Soul is a thoroughly gorgeous, intriguingly metaphysical take on the western.

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Lauren Terry

Willamette Week

03/01/2017

2/4

Striking widescreen shots of ochre deserts and verdant landscapes help blend the lines between magic realism and classic man-on-the-run format, if you have patience for the two-and-a-half-hour viewing to take it in.

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Quni Ciren

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Siano Dudiom Zahi

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Li Li

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Synopsis

A killer on the run is given a sacred mission.

Director: Yang Zhang
Producer: Yang Zhang, Li Li
Screenwriter: Tashi Dawa, Zhang Yang
Production Co: Helichenguang International Culture Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Tibetan
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.6K
Runtime: 2h 22m

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