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What’s in the Darkness (2016)

Original title: 黑处有什么

2016-02-13 · 1h 38m · ZH
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A serial murder case rocks a small town in China's semi-rural Hebei province. The film explores the case from the viewpoint of a teenage schoolgirl, Jing (Su Xiaotong), who becomes entangled with the case while struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality. In the face of police ineptitude and authoritarianism, and the restrictive, conservative mentality of the town's locals, Jing begins to develop her own theory about the case.

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Wang YichunDirector, Writer

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Su XiaotongSu XiaotongJingSu XiaotongSu XiaotongJingGuo XiaoGuo XiaoQu ZhichengLu QiweiLu QiweiZhang XueLiu DanLiu Dan刘丹刘丹Wu JuejinWu JuejinTeacherDeng GangDeng GangWang ZhengpingWang ZhengpingZhou KuiZhou Kui

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MysteryFamilySexualityRepressionProcedural

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Genre affinityDrama · MysteryTheme affinityMystery · Family · SexualityNarrative complexityMystery · MysteryDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference835387

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What is What’s in the Darkness about?

A serial murder case rocks a small town in China's semi-rural Hebei province. The film explores the case from the viewpoint of a teenage schoolgirl, Jing (Su Xiaotong), who becomes entangled with the case while struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality. In the face of police ineptitude and authoritarianism, and the restrictive, conservative mentality of the town's locals, Jing begins to develop her own theory about the case.

How long is What’s in the Darkness?

What’s in the Darkness has a runtime of 98 minutes.