Ash Is Purest White

Ash Is Purest White
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese江湖兒女
Simplified Chinese江湖儿女
Literal meaningSons and Daughters of Jianghu
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjiānghú érnǚ
Directed byJia Zhangke
Written byJia Zhangke
Starring
CinematographyÉric Gautier
Edited by
  • Matthieu Laclau
  • Xudong Lin
Music byLim Giong
Release dates
  • 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11) (Cannes)
  • 21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) (China)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryChina
Languages
Box office$12 million[1][2]

Ash Is Purest White (Chinese: 江湖儿女; 'Sons and Daughters of Jianghu'[3]) is a 2018 Chinese drama directed by Jia Zhangke.[4] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7] The story is loosely based on the leader of a gang from Jia Zhangke's childhood, whom he had admired as a role model.[3] Like the rest of Jia's films, it opened to widespread acclaim.[8]

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  2. ^ "Ash Is Purest White (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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  4. ^ "Ash is Purest White". Mubi. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ Frater, Patrick (18 September 2018). "Feng Xiaogang Cut From 'Ash Is Purest White' as Fan Bingbing Scandal Spreads". Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Ash Is Purest White". Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved 1 January 2022.