A man struggling in his career and family life mends bridges after experiencing a scare. Yang Hua and Miao Wei are a young couple living in the small city of Wuhai. Yang Hua's career hits a tough spot and his relationship with his wife worsens due to conflicts over money. With love and hate interweaving, a storm rages and amidst the numbness is another awakening. (Source: cdramainfo) ~~ Movie aired first at (San Sebastian International Film Festival) 2020-09-24 Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: 乌海
- Also Known As: Dark Sea , Wuhai , 烏海
- Screenwriter & Director: Zhou Zi Yang
- Genres: Thriller, Romance, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Huang Xuan in Wu Hai Chinese Movie]( "Huang Xuan in Wu Hai Chinese Movie")
Huang XuanYang HuaMain Role -
![Yang Zi Shan in Wu Hai Chinese Movie]( "Yang Zi Shan in Wu Hai Chinese Movie")
Yang Zi ShanMiao WeiMain Role -
![Wang Chao Bei in Wu Hai Chinese Movie]( "Wang Chao Bei in Wu Hai Chinese Movie")
Wang Chao BeiZhang JianSupport Role -
![Wang Yu in Wu Hai Chinese Movie]( "Wang Yu in Wu Hai Chinese Movie")
Wang YuXiao ChengSupport Role -
![Huang Wen in Wu Hai Chinese Movie]( "Huang Wen in Wu Hai Chinese Movie")
Huang WenWei WeiSupport Role -
![Wang Ming Shuo in Wu Hai Chinese Movie]( "Wang Ming Shuo in Wu Hai Chinese Movie")
Wang Ming ShuoSister Yang HuaSupport Role
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Reviews
When a Kind Man Slowly Breaks Under the Weight of Life | A Short Review of Wuhai
"Wuhai (2021)_Huang Xuan"Wuhai is a quiet but deeply unsettling film about love, financial pressure, and the gradual collapse of an ordinary man. Its desert landscapes, lake, mountains, and surreal imagery beautifully mirror Yang Hua’s increasingly fragile state of mind.
Huang Xuan gives the film its emotional core. His performance is subtle rather than dramatic: at first, Yang Hua feels gentle, simple, and sincere, but as frustration and helplessness build, small changes in his expressions, posture, and voice reveal his psychological deterioration. What makes Huang’s performance especially effective is that even when Yang Hua becomes angry and destructive, you can still see the kind-hearted man he was underneath.
The film can sometimes feel overly bleak, but Huang Xuan’s restrained and deeply human performance makes Yang Hua believable and heartbreaking. A powerful character study of an ordinary man slowly pushed to his limits.
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