# Shanghai Triad (1995)

> A sheltered country boy enters the glittering but treacherous criminal world of 1930s Shanghai and witnesses its seductive power turn violently unstable.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23492

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Zhang Yimou
- Cast: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Sun Chun, Li Xuejian, Liu Jiang, Fu Biao, Chen Shu, Wang Xiaoxiao
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115012/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, ornate, tense, arthouse cinema night, international film night

## Synopsis

A young man's journey into the criminal underworld reveals the dark allure of power and betrayal.

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