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  • 2023
  • Edko Films
  • 2 h 39 m
  • 2023
  • Edko Films
  • 2 h 39 m

Summary 12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court. Two hours before a crucial diplomatic meeting between the Song Prime Minister Qin Hui and a high level Jin delegation, the Jin Ambassador is murdered. An important letter destined for the Emperor is stolen from him. ...

Directed By: Yimou Zhang

Written By: Yu Chen, Yimou Zhang

  • 2023
  • Edko Films
  • 2 h 39 m
  • 2023
  • Edko Films
  • 2 h 39 m

Full River Red

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
75
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Summary 12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court. Two hours before a crucial diplomatic meeting between the Song Prime Minister Qin Hui and a high level Jin delegation, the Jin Ambassador is murdered. An important letter destined for the Emperor is stolen from him. ...

Directed By: Yimou Zhang

Written By: Yu Chen, Yimou Zhang

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88
Mar 17, 2023
The corridors of power are narrow and spider-vein-thin in Full River Red but still well-traveled and precisely navigated by Zhang and his well-synchronized collaborators.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 26, 2023
Its blend of styles and sensibilities may be occasionally confounding, but Full River Red is certainly never less than entertaining in its richly inventive mining of history.
By John Berra FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 19, 2023
Longtime fans of one of China’s greatest living filmmakers won’t want to miss this one. It isn’t every day that Zhang Yimou jokes around. You’ll want to be there for every bloody punchline.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 15, 2023
For every person who finds the tone a welcome inclusion that helps make this two-and-a-half-hour mystery feel a whole lot breezier than you expect, there’s bound to be another who cannot separate what appears to be surface distraction from a highly convoluted tapestry of convenient twists and turns. Most will surely fall in the middle––like me.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 17, 2023
At times, particularly in its overwrought closing act, the film feels as if it’s going to collapse under the weight of its relentless, convoluted twists. But the lighthearted tone poking through keeps it afloat, and suspends the viewer in mostly carefree entertainment for its two-and-a-half-hour running time.
By Brandon Yu FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 16, 2023
Zhang’s own authorial touch is unmistakable in the mazelike palace intrigues, the phalanxes of armed soldiers and the ferocious bursts of action, plus the climactic nationalist overtones of a story that pits the will of several individuals against the fate of an empire.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 14, 2023
With a twist-packed plot to match its labyrinthine location, Zhang’s fast-paced film motors along nicely as an engaging “Knives Out”-style whodunnit before stumbling a little in the protracted final act.
By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Huanxi Media Group, Yixie (Qingdao) Film, Beijing Lifeng Culture Development, Tianjin Maoyan Weying Media, Beijing Enlight Pictures, China Film Co., Ltd., FunAge Pictures, Beijin R.molle Culture Media, MetaWay Art & Technology
Release Date Mar 17, 2023
Duration 2 h 39 m
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Website http://www.magnumfilmsglobal.com/full-river-red
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Awards

Weibo Awards Ceremony
• 8 Wins & 8 Nominations
Shanghai International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
China Movie Channel Award
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations

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