Angels Wear White

Name: Angels Wear White
Genre: Drama
Released: May 4, 2018
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Jing Peng, Ke Shi, Le Geng, Meijun Zhou

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Kimstim Films | Release Date: May 4, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Jing Peng, Ke Shi, Le Geng, Meijun Zhou, Mengnan Li, Vicky Chen, Weiwei Liu, Xinyue Jiang, Yuexin Wang

Summary: In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers themIn a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.… Expand

Director: Vivian Qu

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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Glenn Kenny

May 3, 2018

The moral rot and callous corruption depicted in Angels Wear White has a particularly bracing effect in part because, cultural specifics aside, the inhumanity on display is hardly alien. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

It’s an excoriating story told with gentle sympathy; a lashing tale about the abuse and marginalisation of women at the hands of a dark establishment in a sun-filled resort. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

May 4, 2018

The film has an engrossing and powerful drama that is all the more effective for writer/director Vivian Qu’s refusal to keep the story from spinning off into lurid melodrama — all of the story points on display have the harsh bitterness of truth to them. Read full review

Maggie Lee

Engaging female dynamics result in strong, convincing performances, especially as their relations eschew platitudes on sisterhood or exploitative images of victimization. Read full review

Robert Abele

May 17, 2018

In its perceptions and mood, Angels Wear White plays like acutely serious female noir. Read full review

Serena Donadoni

May 3, 2018

Qu unpacks much that matters in Angels Wear White, including the abuse of power and importance of status and wealth in Chinese society, but her most thoughtful, nuanced observations involve female sexuality. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Perhaps Qu’s near-passive tone is meant to suggest that women don’t have much of a voice in society. But the story's almost complete lack of emotion also negatively impacts the viewers’ interest in the women’s plight. What does come through loud and clear is that Angels Wear White paints an unflattering portrait of not only how women are treated but also of how men try to protect their turf at all costs. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Dec 22, 2020

This is a bleak film, and I'm surprised that it was produced in China considering that its plot involves government corruption.
I would hate to think that child sexual abuse is not among their ''nuisances''
The best decision the director makes is that she never allows the film to become aThis is a bleak film, and I'm surprised that it was produced in China considering that its plot involves government corruption.
I would hate to think that child sexual abuse is not among their ''nuisances''

The best decision the director makes is that she never allows the film to become a melodrama, even though she could easily have fallen for it.
Because even in the face of its own narrative restrictions, and beyond pointing the finger at those who commit the crimes, which are the corrupt and the relatives themselves, the focus remains on violence against women and the total disinterest in fixing that problem.

Not a easy watch, but absolutely relevant.… Expand

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