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The Wasted Times

China • 2h 2m

Directed by Er Cheng • Drama • With Ge You, Zhang Ziyi, Asano Tadanobu
• 2016 • 123 minutes

Set against a chaotic, war torn Shanghai, “The Wasted Times” follows a local crime boss at the receiving end of the Japanese army’s attempt to forge a dubious alliance. Spanning three separate times during the period, the story details mindsets from various perspectives, all culminating in a suspenseful and tense finale.

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china, china lion film, chinese, drama, japanese, mandarin, narrative, occupation, ovid, shanghai, the wasted times, war, world war ii, wwii

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