Ash Is Purest White

Ash Is Purest White (Chinese: 江湖儿女; 'Sons and Daughters of Jianghu') is a 2018 Chinese drama directed by Jia Zhangke. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The story is loosely based on the leader of a gang from Jia Zhangke's childhood, whom he had admired as a role model. Like the rest of Jia's films, it opened to widespread acclaim.

Ash Is Purest White
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese江湖兒女
Simplified Chinese江湖儿女
Literal meaningSons and Daughters of Jianghu
Directed byJia Zhangke
Written byJia Zhangke
Starring
  • Zhao Tao
  • Liao Fan
CinematographyÉric Gautier
Edited by
  • Matthieu Laclau
  • Xudong Lin
Music byLim Giong
Release dates
  • 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11) (Cannes)
  • 21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) (China)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryChina
Languages
Box office$12 million
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