Product Review

The charms of an alluring prostitute are used as bait between feuding ganglords against a dramatic backdrop of 1930s Shanghai in this exotic and utterly captivating thriller. Award winner Zhang Yimoudirects his enigmatic muse, Gong Li, in the latest in a long line of memorable collaborations (Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, The Story of Qui Ju and To Live).