A Touch of Sin

About A Touch of Sin

Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged by corruption in his village. A migrant discovers the possibilities of owning a firearm.

A Touch of Sin is a 2013 crime film directed by Jia Zhangke. Jiang Wu takes the lead as Dahai, Wang Baoqiang as Zhou San, Zhao Tao as Xiao Yu, and Li Meng as Lianrong.

At 131 minutes long, it arrived in October 2013. Written by Jia Zhangke. It is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under anthology, china, rifle, and humiliation. American members can watch it on AMC+ Amazon Channel and Kino Film Collection. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 396 TMDB voters.

The Last Emperor, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Just Mercy make useful companions to A Touch of Sin, all filed under decadence.