Ash Is Purest White vs Assa
Ash Is Purest White has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). Ash Is Purest White is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ash Is Purest White
Assa| Ash Is Purest White | Assa | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1987 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jia Zhangke | Sergey Solovyov |
| Main cast | Feng Xiaogang, Liao Fan, Zhao Tao, Zhang Yi, Diao Yinan | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov |
Synopsis
Ash Is Purest White
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
Assa
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.
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