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Where to Watch Suzhou River (2000) in the US
- 2000
- 1h 23m
- 7.4IMDb
- 91%Rotten Tomatoes
- 76Metascore
Suzhou River is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty, but also a meeting place for memories and secrets. Lou Ye, who spent his youth on the banks of the Suzhou, shows the river as a Chinese Styx, in which forgotten stories and mysteries come together. Mardar, a motorcycle courier in his mid-twenties, rides all over the city with all kinds of packages for his clients. He knows every inch and is successful thanks to the fact that he never asks questions. One day he is asked by a shady alcohol smuggler to deliver his sixteen-year-old daughter, Moudan, to her aunt. Mardar and Moudan grow fond of each other. But their tender happiness is disrupted when Moudan thinks that Mardar has kidnapped her for a ransom. She is so disappointed in him that she jumps off the bridge into the Suzhou River. Mardar is now suspected of murder. When a couple of years later he comes out of jail, he meets the dancer Meimei, an alter-ego of Moudan, and becomes fascinated by her.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Ye Lou
- Writer
- Ye Lou
- Starring
- Xun Zhou, Hongsheng Jia, Zhongkai Hua
Details
- Release date
- Sep 27, 2001
- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- Germany, China
- Box office
- $96,330
- Awards
- 6 wins & 3 nominations
Where to Watch Suzhou River (2000) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Suzhou River in the United States?
- Suzhou River is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Strand Releasing (4K). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Suzhou River or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Strand Releasing (4K). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Suzhou River for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).
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