Ash Is Purest White
“In a world in ruins, love and loyalty burn out, but never disappear.”
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
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Cast
11 people
Zhao Tao
Zhao Qiao
Known for
Mountains May Depart
A Touch of Sin
Liao Fan
Guo Bin
Known for
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Chinese Zodiac
Diao Yinan
Lin Jiadong
Also in
All Tomorrow's Parties
Night Light: Making of The Wild Goose Lake
Ding Jiali
Woman on Boat
Known for
Hi, Mom
Perfect Match
Dong Zijian
Policeman in Fengjie
Known for
A Writer's Odyssey
Mountains May Depart
Xu Zheng
Man from Karamay
Known for
Dying to Survive
No Man's Land
Zhang Yibai
First Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
The Message
Zhang Yi
Second Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Known for
Operation Red Sea
The Knockout
Feng Xiaogang
Known for
Hachiko
Mr. Six
Feng Jiamei
Also in
Moonlight Warrior
The Pluto Moment
Kang Kang
Also in
The Rational Life
Guardians of the Dafeng
Jia Zhangke Director · Éric Gautier Cinematographer Matthieu Laclau Editor
United States release March 15, 2019 · Produced in China, France, Japan · Production Xstream Pictures, Huanxi Media
Production
Shanghai Film Group
Production
Xstream Pictures
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Huanxi Media
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ARTE France Cinéma
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MK Productions
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Office Kitano
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mk2 Films
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China · France · Japan
Produced in
Money & Love
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Languages
Original title
江湖儿女
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · May 11, 2018
Premiere · Festival de Cannes
China · September 21, 2018
Theatrical
United States · March 15, 2019
Theatrical
Austria
April 25, 2019 · Digital
Brazil
April 18, 2019 · Theatrical · IMOVISION mj.gov.br
China
August 29, 2024 · Digital
France
February 27, 2019 · Theatrical
Germany
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
November 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 11, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
April 26, 2019 · Digital
Italy
May 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
September 21, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical
July 30, 2019 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
October 5, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
June 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
May 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 9, 2018 · Digital
Türkiye
October 7, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Filmekimi
United Kingdom
April 26, 2019 · Theatrical
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