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A mother throws punches to win back her kid — motherhood hits different in the ring.

Shallow (2022)

gritty underdogemotional gut-punchslow-burn intensity

Overview

Drama

Bai Yang, a young mother, decides to become a boxer in order to regain her lost son.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Tan Zhuo's physical transformation is visceral, unsentimental.

Direction

Tang's restraint lets silence land harder than punches.

Best for:Solo: When you need to ugly-cry in peace.·Streaming: Small screen intimacy amplifies the claustrophobia.
Heads up:Violence: Brutal boxing injuries; domestic custody battle trauma.·Emotional: Parent-child separation depicted raw and unsparing.
Emily Tang

Director

Emily Tang

ReleasedApr 30, 2022
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Tan Zhuo

Tan Zhuo

Bai Yang

Tian Yu

Tian Yu

Shen Hao

Tian Hairong

Tian Hairong

Bai Tong

Guo Tangwei

Guo Tangwei

Xiaohui

Zhao Shimeng

Zhao Shimeng

Xu Jianan

Chen Minghao

Chen Minghao

Brother Hu

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Cultural

Director Emily Tang is part of China's independent 'dGeneration' filmmakers, often banned from mainland release.

Insight

The film deliberately contrasts Bai's controlled violence in the ring with her helplessness in legal spaces.

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