---
title: 'Ash Is Purest White (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jia Zhangke'
released: '2018-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ash-is-purest-white-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7298400/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ash Is Purest White (2018)

2018 · 136 min · Drama · People's Republic of China, France

Original title: 江湖儿女

## Synopsis

Ash Is Purest White is a 2018 Chinese drama written and directed by Jia Zhangke. The story is loosely based on the leader of a gang from Jia Zhangke's childhood, whom he had admired as a role model.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jia Zhangke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jia-zhangke)
- **Screenplay:** [Jia Zhangke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jia-zhangke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lim Giong](https://cinepixo.com/people/lim-giong)
- **Producer:** [Olivier Père](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-pere), [Nathanaël Karmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathanael-karmitz), [Shōzō Ichiyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/shozo-ichiyama)
- **Director of Photography:** [Éric Gautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-gautier)
- **Editor:** [Matthieu Laclau](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthieu-laclau)

## Cast

- [Zhang Yibai](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yibai)
- [Feng Xiaogang](https://cinepixo.com/people/feng-xiaogang)
- [Xu Zheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/xu-zheng)
- [Liao Fan](https://cinepixo.com/people/liao-fan)
- [Zhao Tao](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-tao)

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