China Synopsis
风中有朵雨做的云
Tang Yijie, the Construction Committee Director, falls off from rooftop and dies in a demolition riot. Yang Jiadong, a young police officer starts his investigation and finds that Tang's death is tied up with another case several years ago. Soon he is framed and suspended from duty, but he never gives up. The film unfolds how individuals and family make fortune in the past 30 years since the reform in China began.
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Crime + Drama in China
56 China titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Shadow Play itself).
The 2017–2019 China Window
The Shadow Play holds position #101 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Shadow Play premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 635th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
32 audience reviews — more than 53% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #347 of 946 China films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Crime productions specifically: #26 of 89 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Dream Factory |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | November 9, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8071308 |