The Crossing

The Crossing

2018 · 99 min · ZH · 6.6 (28 votes)
Dir. Bai Xue · Starring Huang Yao, Sunny Sun, Carmen Tong Ka-Man, Ni Hongjie, Elena Kong Mei-Yee, Liu Kai-Chi · Music Gao Xiaoyang
Drama

Studying in Hong Kong but living in Shenzhen, Peipei has spent 16 years in her life travelling between these two cities. To realize the dream of seeing snow in Japan with her bestie, Peipei joins a smuggling gang and uses her student identity to smuggle iPhones from Hong Kong to Mainland. Her family life and friendships begin to fall apart. The daily life of Peipei starts to get out of control.

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A quiet, melancholic drift through the liminal spaces of youth and ambition. It captures the ache of wanting more while navigating the mundane, fraught reality of a life caught between worlds. A subtle, character-driven drama.

melancholictenseyearningsombersteadyslice-of-lifesocial realismyouth dramaidentitybelongingdreamsconsequences
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