Film

Red Corner 1997

Directed by Jon Avnet

  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 122 min
  • R

Severity for those who resist.

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

CrimeDramaThrillerdeath penaltychinabusinessmanmurderjusticelegal thriller

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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemporary.

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