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Angels Wear White (Les anges portent du blanc)
Description
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.
Actors:
Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen,
Meijun Zhou,
Jing Peng,
Yuexin Wang,
Vicky Chen,
Ke Shi,
Mengnan Li,
Weiwei Liu,
Le Geng

Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen
1975, Taiwan

Meijun Zhou

Jing Peng

Yuexin Wang
18 January 1989, Hunan, China

Vicky Chen

Ke Shi
July 4, 1964 in Dangyang, Hubei Province, China

Mengnan Li

Weiwei Liu

Le Geng
18 November 1974, Beijing, China
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Vivian Qu
Keywords:
#Angels Wear White (Les anges portent du blanc) #Ke Shi #Le Geng #Les anges portent du blancĀ (2017) #Meijun Zhou #Vicky Chen #Vivian Qu
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July 26, 2018
Anchored by two strong performances...Qu rarely veers away from one girl or the other, a smart and sensitive decision to witness and digest the world from that perspective.
May 31, 2018
Qu fleshes out her characters to expose the societal and familial pressures that tend to limit options for females.
May 02, 2018
Qu unpacks much that matters in Angels Wear White, including the abuse of power and importance of status and wealth in Chinese society, but her most thoughtful, nuanced observations involve female sexuality.
May 31, 2018
The film offers a thoughtful, textured and quietly furious criticism of a sexist Chinese system and society.
July 30, 2018
A poised and perceptive crime drama... every frame leaves an imprint, both visually and emotionally.
June 27, 2018
Shooting largely with a handheld camera, Qu generates a jittery energy that makes the characters' stress palpable. This feeling escalates as the investigation closes in.
May 17, 2018
In its perceptions and mood, "Angels Wear White" plays like acutely serious female noir.
July 26, 2018
The subject sounds heavy, but writer-director Vivian Qu, following her superb debut, Trap Street, is more poet than social activist.
May 18, 2018
A bleak, bold and quietly seething look at the misogynistic culture faced by young girls in contemporary China.
May 03, 2018
This all sounds grim, and it is. But the story grabs you. Ms. Qu shoots the sturdily constructed scenario with unshowy sharpness.
May 30, 2018
Remarkable youth performances anchor Vivian Qu's rigorous procedural Angels Wear White, about the adults who exploit children-and the systemic misogyny that protects them.
May 04, 2018
A tough and unsparing drama that vividly brings to light the kind of narrative too many people have endured over the years.