Movielogr
What’s in the Darkness (2016)
Directed by Wang Yichun
Overview
A serial murder case rocks a small town in China’s semi-rural Hebei province. The film explores the case from the viewpoint of a teenage schoolgirl, Jing (Su Xiaotong), who becomes entangled with the case while struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality. In the face of police ineptitude and authoritarianism, and the restrictive, conservative mentality of the town’s locals, Jing begins to develop her own theory about the case.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Xiaotong Su | Guo Xiao | Lu Qiwei | Liu Dan | Luo Wei | Deng Gang | Wang Zhengping | Zhou Kui | Jiang Xueming | Wu Juejin | Ren Long | Liu Jieyi | Jia Zhigang | Li Shiru | Gu Qilin | Mei Li | Qi Jiu | Zi Gang | Yuye Han | Feng Tian | Shi Ying | Jia Yan | Ma Chenxiang | Yu Zhengnan