sexuality,family,procedural,repression

What’s in the Darkness (2016)

Poster for What’s in the Darkness

A serial murder case rocks a small town in China's semi-rural Hebei province. The film explores the case from the viewpoint of a teenage schoolgirl, Jing (Su Xiaotong), who becomes entangled with the case while struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality. In the face of police ineptitude and authoritarianism, and the restrictive, conservative mentality of the town's locals, Jing begins to develop her own theory about the case.

Cast & Crew

Director
Wang Yichun
  • Profile picture of Su Xiaotong
    Qu Jing Su Xiaotong
  • Profile picture of Lu Qiwei
    Zhang Xue Lu Qiwei
  • Profile picture of Wu Juejin
    Teacher Wu Juejin
  • Profile picture of Liu Dan
    Qu Jing's mother Liu Dan
  • Profile picture of Luo Wei
    Brother Liu Chao Luo Wei
  • Profile picture of Deng Gang
    Suspect Deng Gang
  • Profile picture of Jiang Xueming
    Zhao Fei Jiang Xueming
  • Profile picture of Wu Juejin
    Chinese teacher Wu Juejin

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Keywords

  • sexuality
  • family
  • procedural
  • repression