Review of A Touch of Sin (2013) by Jon T — 05 Mar 2017
This is a portmanteau movie with four tales more or less welded together. Anyone thinking of watching should know it is extremely violent with very realistic portrayals. It also includes scenes of animal cruelty.
It is not a consciously artist film but a sort of state of the nation report by someone shocked at the greed, corruption, exploitation and violence accompanying modernisation. The stories portrayed would have been known to a contemporary Chinese audience and each represents events which symbolise the experience of many Chinese people.
The film was made just before the change of leadership of the country and many of the issues underpin current approaches to policy. The irony is the accompanying clampdown on freedom of expression means this type of film cannot now be made.
This review of A Touch of Sin (2013) was written by Jon T on 05 Mar 2017.
A Touch of Sin has generally received positive reviews.
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