Storyline

In the late 80s, a new film star, Jia Hongsheng, emerged in China. Labeled the thug idol; he gained fame playing gangsters and heroes in a series of Chinese B movies. Jia went on to star in a stage version of "The Kiss of the Spider Woman." This movie explores his journey, from the cutting edge of China's artistic movement in the early 90s, through a period of conflict with himself and his parents, to a mental institution and finally to the quest to rediscover himself and his family.

Plot Keywords

movie star, mother, father, addict, friend, brooding, dark, china, beijing, apartment building, theater, mental institution, isolation, music, depression, drugs, acting, fall, wretched excess, 1980s

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