In Hovering Blade, a grieving father named Li Chang Feng (李常锋) is thrown into turmoil when his only daughter is brutalised and killed by a group of minors. Consumed by grief and anger, he sets out on a path of revenge, confronting the legal grey zones around juvenile crime in modern China and the complexities of justice, responsibility and retribution. IMDb+2China.org.cn+2

Movie Details

  • 🎬 Title: Hovering Blade (Chinese: 《彷徨之刃》) CinemaClock+1
  • 🇨🇳 Country: China CinemaClock+1
  • 🗓️ Release Date: Premiered May 10, 2024 at Beijing; broad release followed. China.org.cn+1
  • ⏳ Runtime: ~1 h 47 m (107 min) Metacritic+1
  • 🎥 Director: Zhuo Chen (Chen Zhuo) China.org.cn+1
  • ✍️ Screenwriters: Zhuo Chen, Xu Xiangyun, Weiwei Yang (adapted from the novel by Keigo Higashino) China.org.cn+1
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  • 🧩 Genre / Themes: Crime thriller, social commentary on juvenile crime and punishment, moral ambiguity. China.org.cn+1