Quitting
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- Synopsis
- This is the true story of a rising Chinese movie star Jia Hongsheng, who gained fame for playing gangsters and thugs. But his career derailed due to drug use and mental illness....
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- Starring
- Jia Hongshen, Jia Fengsen, Chai Xiurong, Wang Tong, Shun Xing
- Director(s)
- Zhang Yang
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min.
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
With Quitting, he (Zhang) has removed sentimentality from the theme and presented it with unflinching honesty, a quality he shares with his fearless cast.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
Daring and complex. At 112 minutes, it might be 15 minutes too long, but this is not enough to detract from its impact as a probing and universal contemporary drama.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Edward GuthmannAdd Critic to Favorites
It's downbeat material and it tends to drag a bit, but Jia's performance is so unsparing and intense -- and the film so compassionate and chaste in its approach to a life lost and recovered -- that Quitting ultimately satisfies.Read the full review
