Ash Is Purest White

2018 · directed by Jia Zhangke

Rating

79/100

Hit

no

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.

Ash Is Purest White (2018), directed by Jia Zhangke, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Zhao Tao
• Liao Fan
• Diao Yinan
• Ding Jiali
• Dong Zijian
• Xu Zheng
• Zhang Yibai
• Zhang Yi
• Feng Xiaogang
• Feng Jiamei

Crew

• Éric Gautier — Director of Photography
• Lin Xudong — Editor
• Matthieu Laclau — Editor
• Jia Zhangke — Writer

More from Jia Zhangke

1. Pickpocket (1997) — 84/100 · hit
2. Still Life (2006) — 78/100
3. A Touch of Sin (2013) — 77/100
4. Caught by the Tides (2024) — 77/100
5. 24 City (2008) — 75/100
6. Mountains May Depart (2015) — 75/100

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