On a dark night, Xueming hits a pedestrian with his car and flees the scene. Desperate to escape his feelings of guilt, he decides to approach the dead man's wife, Mrs. Liang. He develops an ambiguous relationship with the widow, while a policeman tries to resolve the investigation that will change his life forever.
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Cast
17 people
Eddie Peng
Wang Xueming
Known for
The Great Wall
Black Dog
Sylvia Chang Ai-chia
Mrs. Liang
Known for
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Eat Drink Man Woman
Wang Yanhui
Detective Chen Er
Known for
Dying to Survive
A Cool Fish
Zhang Yu
The Blind Singer
Known for
An Elephant Sitting Still
Dying to Survive
Jiang Peiyao
Xueming's Girlfriend
Known for
Go Go Squid!
You Are My Hero
Lu Xin
Killer
Known for
Born to Fly
Chen Yongzhong
Dance Partner
Known for
Kaili Blues
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Deng Fei
Chen's Assistant
Known for
Crazy Alien
Wang Yuan
Neighbourhood Sister
Also in
Suspect
Girl Dorm
Huo Boqiang
Northeastern Suspect
Also in
Enter the Fat Dragon
Huang Suiwen
Food Stall Boss
Known for
Dearest
Zhang Tianle
Neighbourhood Couple
Known for
Dearest
Shipei Wen Director · Wang Yinuo Writer Zhao Binghao Writer
First release June 12, 2021 · Produced in China · Production Beijing Culture 北京京西文化, Tencent Pictures
Production
Bad Monkey (Shanghai) 上海坏猴子
Production
Beijing Culture 北京京西文化
Production
Tencent Pictures
Production
Beijing Alibaba Pictures Culture
Production
Beijing Hilong Premiere Culture 北京欢喜首映文化
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
热带往事
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Belgium · June 12, 2021
Digital
China · June 12, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 13, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
France
July 11, 2021 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 15, 2022 · Digital · VOD
December 5, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Greece
April 26, 2022 · Digital · Cinobo
Indonesia
November 28, 2021 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Russia
October 14, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 2021 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
April 21, 2022 · Theatrical
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