Red Dust

Stretching across the canvas of the Sino-Japanese War of the 30s, the subsequent Japanese surrender in 1945, and the onslaught of Communism, this film depicts an ill-fated romance between a talented lady novelist and a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese who fall victim to the mayhem of war and their tragic inability to reconcile political differences.

Director: Yim Ho

Cast: Brigitte Lin, Ronald Chin Han, Maggie Cheung, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Josephine Koo Mei-Wah, Yim Ho, Li Xiaoli, Zhang Guowen

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.