Suzhou River

Description: The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth chaos and poverty but also a meeting place for memories and secrets Lou Ye who spent his youth on the banks of the Suzhou shows the river as a Chinese Styx in which forgotten stories and mysteries come together Mardar a motorcycle courier in his mid twenties rides all over the city with all kinds of packages for his clients He knows every inch and is successful thanks to the fact that he never asks questions One day he is asked by a shady alcohol smuggler to deliver his sixteen year old daughter Moudan to her aunt Mardar and Moudan grow fond of each other But their tender happiness is disrupted when Moudan thinks that Mardar has kidnapped her for a ransom She is so disappointed in him that she jumps off the bridge into the Suzhou River Mardar is now suspected of murder When a couple of years later he comes out of jail he meets the dancer Meimei an alter ego of Moudan and becomes fascinated by her Beautifully written and engaging story of romance and determination Not your average Chinese made film which saw this film banned in China This is the version as the director intended it to be

Country:  Chinese

Released: 2000

Genre: Drama Romance

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