White River

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White River

2023

1h 31m

Drama

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A woman living in quiet Yanjiao, separated from Beijing by the White River and observing strict quarantine rules, has a simple daily routine consisting of nothing but cooking and cleaning. The mundanity, however, gives was to an erotic entanglement when she begins to sleep with a waiter from the neighborhood, under the watchful eye of her husband. From first-time female director Ma Xue, White River tests the viewers perceptions around voyeurism and female sensuality to surrealistic effect in this playfully mounted erotic drama.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

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White River echoes the taboo-breaking art films of the 1970s and is easily in the same class. In her first feature, Ma strikes a unique tone with a movie as beautiful and fragile as an orchid.

Rated: 9/10

Dec 4, 2023

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Joshua Polanski

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The film is also packed with so much sex that it will test the patience of many viewers by leaving little space for anything else, and losing presentational novelty rather quickly.

Nov 28, 2023

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Xue Ma

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Tian Yuan

Yang Fan

Ning Feng Song

Yuan Yong

Felix Xu

Xiao Fang

Xue Ma

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Felix Xu

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A woman living in quiet Yanjiao, separated from Beijing by the White River and observing strict quarantine rules, has a simple daily routine consisting of nothing but cooking and cleaning. The mundanity, however, gives was to an erotic entanglement when she begins to sleep with a waiter from the neighborhood, under the watchful eye of her husband. From first-time female director Ma Xue, White River tests the viewers perceptions around voyeurism and female sensuality to surrealistic effect in this playfully mounted erotic drama.

Director: Xue Ma
Producer: Xue Ma
Screenwriter: Xue Ma, Felix Xu
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Dreama Pictures, Yilu Partners
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2023
Runtime: 1h 31m

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