A Touch of Sin (2013)

A Touch of Sin: Directed by Jia, Zhangke. With Wu Jiang, Baoqiang Wang, Tao Zhao, Lanshan Luo. Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

“after finally watching A Touch Of Sin this evening at ACMI with some friends, itu0026#39;s left me stuck in 2 worlds – missing Jia Zhang-Keu0026#39;s meditative u0026amp; lyrical work of the past u0026amp; liking the new approach to these social wrongs in a more brutal / violent / cynical manner… u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003efirst thoughts were quite similar to when i watched another master film maker Kim Ki-Duku0026#39;s u0026quot;Pietau0026quot; which after further digestion, thought u0026amp; reading became my fave film of 2013 – both films show violence in a heavy way but still portray it in a meditative u0026amp; profound manner, using symbolic moments to remind the audience about these issues… u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ein hindsight i really like this film and where Jia is going with his approach… considering this is a narrative driven film over his powerful and thought provoking documentaries, all the killings were based on real events the director read in blogs… the film is a vessel to show these separate events as one about alienation, the varying classes in china u0026amp; corruption / political flaws… u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ehereu0026#39;s a good article from Slant which covers a lot of how i feel towards the films – 8/10 u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ehttp://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/a-touch-of-sin”