A Touch of Sin
CrimeDramabureaucracychinabased on true storyalienationrifleanthologydisplacementhumiliationmodern chinadecadenceembezzlementreturn of son
A bleak, interconnected portrait of alienation and desperation in modern China, where systemic corruption and humiliation drive ordinary people toward violence.
Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged by corruption in his village. A migrant discovers the possibilities of owning a firearm. A receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one job to the next.
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