Ash Is Purest White

The (perhaps) most important and (certainly) most relevant living Chinese director enlists his sensational wife and muse, Zhao Tao in a journey through the vast landscape of an ever-changing country, combining a gangster saga, a grandiose love story and a political commentary.

Synopsis

A small-time Chinese gangster's girlfriend saves her partner from the murderous attack of a rival gang and is sentenced to five years of imprisonment for illegal gun use. When she is released, she seeks her former partner in a country she no longer recognizes.