badelf
Aug 4, 2022
What a delightful, light, enjoyable watch. The pacing is a a little off, but it's a first film for Cathy Yan so that's forgivable.
Angie
badelf
Aug 4, 2022
What a delightful, light, enjoyable watch. The pacing is a a little off, but it's a first film for Cathy Yan so that's forgivable.
The original title is "海上浮城" (ZH).
The runtime is 122 minutes (2h 2m).
The film was directed by Cathy Yan.
The screenplay was written by Cathy Yan.
The score was composed by Andrew Orkin.
Cinematography was handled by Federico Cesca.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt7476810.
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Good
71 votes
Critic avg. 8.0 (1 reviews)
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海上浮城
Released
MA15+
普通话, English
China
