Suzhou River (2000)
Director
Lou Ye
Main cast
Zhou Xun; Zhongkai Hua; An Nai; Jia Hongsheng; Anlian Yao
Genres
Drama, Foreign, Romance
Description
A tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai. The film stars Zhou Xun in a dual role as two different women and Jia Hongsheng as a man obsessed with finding a woman from his past.
Lou Ye
Main cast
Zhou Xun; Zhongkai Hua; An Nai; Jia Hongsheng; Anlian Yao
Genres
Drama, Foreign, Romance
Description
A tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai. The film stars Zhou Xun in a dual role as two different women and Jia Hongsheng as a man obsessed with finding a woman from his past.
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