ASH IS PUREST WHITE
by Jia Zhang-Ke
synopsis
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off. A story of love, betrayal and loyalty set in China’s underworld.
| international title: | Ash is Purest White |
| original title: | Jiang hu er nv |
| country: | China, France, Japan |
| sales agent: | mk2 films |
| year: | 2018 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jia Zhang-Ke |
| film run: | 150' |
| release date: | FR 27/02/2019, DE 28/02/2019, BE 5/03/2019, UK 26/04/2019, IT 9/05/2019 |
| screenplay: | Jia Zhang-Ke |
| cast: | Zhao Tao, Liao Fan |
| cinematography by: | Eric Gautier |
| film editing: | Matthieu Laclau |
| art director: | He Dayu |
| costumes designer: | Tao Wang |
| music: | Giong Lim |
| producer: | Shôzô Ichiyama, Nathanaël Karmitz |
| production: | mk2 films, ARTE France Cinéma, Xstream Pictures (CN), Shanghai Film Group Corporation (CN), Huanxi Media Group Limited (CN), Office Kitano (JP) |
| distributor: | Ad Vitam, Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH, Cherry Pickers Filmdistributie België, Golem Distribución, New Wave Films, CINEMA |
