Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
Top billed cast
Zhao TaoZhao Qiao
Liao FanGuo Bin
Diao YinanLin Jiadong
Ding JialiWoman on Boat
Dong ZijianPoliceman in Fengjie
Xu ZhengMan from Karamay
Zhang YibaiFirst Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Zhang YiSecond Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Feng Xiaogang
Feng Jiamei
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