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Quick Info

Rating

6.4/10

Release2023

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$42,686,993

Production

Hangzhou Dangdang Film

KXKH FILM

Infinite Films

Lian Ray Global Pictures

Emei Film Studio

China Film Group Corporation

Movie

Only the River Flows

2023

1h 42m

6.4

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Synopsis

1990s, Banpo Town, rural China. A woman's body is found by the river. Ma Zhe, Chief of the Criminal Police, heads up the murder investigation that leads to an obvious arrest. His superiors hurry to congratulate him, but several clues push Ma Zhe to delve deeper into the hidden behaviour of his fellow citizens.

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