2019 · crime · noir · chinese
The Wild Goose Lake
Directed by Diao Yinan1h 53m2019
A gangster ends up making a mistake that causes every gun on both sides of the law to point at him. While on the run, he comes across a mysterious woman who might get him out of trouble or make things worse.
Our read: The Wild Goose Lake (2019) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive crime · noir · chinese entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, extreme crime / noir, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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