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Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Zhou Yu, a ceramic artisan in China's rural Northwest, has a deep rapport with Chen Qing, a shy sensitive poet. Taking a long train ride every weekend just to make mad passionate love with him, her longing seems insatiable. Until one day, she meets the hedonistic vet Zhang Qiang and begins a torrid affair, which takes her to another train station, and another level of lust. Driven by the locomotive of love and desire, she hustles through a dark tunnel of no return.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Mei ZhangWriter
- Sun ZhouWriter
- Sun ZhouDirector
- Cun BeiWriter
- Shigeru UmebayashiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sun HongleiZhang Qiang
- Gong LiZhou Yu / Xiu
- Tony Leung Ka-faiChen Qing
- Zhang HengCast
- Sun ZhouCast