Kill Time (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Kill Time is a crime, mystery and romance film directed by Fruit Chan, running about 102 minutes.

What it’s about. After the death of her policeman father, Xiaomai begins to look over his old journals filled with notes about the cases he investigated over the years. The mention of a purple scarf in the notes particularly catches her attention, prompting her to purchase a similar scarf from a mysterious website that claims to sell everything, as long as one can pay the price. Soon after, Xiaomai's close friend is found dead, strangled by a purple scarf. All of this awakens Xiaomai's memories of her childhood sweetheart Qiushou, whose mother was also strangled to death with a purple scarf by an unknown killer. Xiaomai and Qiushou grew up together and fell in love, but he suddenly disappeared from her life 15 years ago without a word. She begins to believe that Qiushou has returned and may be seeking revenge.

Who’s in it. Kill Time stars AngelaBaby as Tian Xiao Mai, Ethan Juan as Qiu Shou, Zhang Chao as Sheng Zan and Rayza as Qian Ling, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.3/10, Kill Time has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kill Time page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kill Time tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.