This gripping Chinese noir takes you on a journey into one man’s obsession with finding the truth.
Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is assigned the case of a series of horrific murders in a rural Chinese town. As the investigation progresses, pressure from his superiors to find the suspected serial killer mounts, leading to a hasty arrest. But while his colleagues rush to celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own—leading him into a dark world where mystery hangs over every lead.
Equal parts atmospheric tour-de-force and beguiling puzzler, Only the River Flows is a masterfully styled ode to a bygone cinematic era and a sharp-edged portrait of provincial paranoia.
‘A film noir that’s so vintage it comes wrapped in crackling celluloid and old cassette tapes.’ – The Hollywood Reporter
- DIRECTOR: Wei Shujun
- CAST: Yilong Zhu, Chloe Maayan, Hou Tianlai
- LANGUAGE: Mandarin with English subtitles
