Only the River Flows

Only the River Flows

6.4

Oct 21 2023

2h 42m

Thriller, Drama, Crime

1990s, Banpo Town, rural China. A woman's body is found by the river. Ma Zhe, Chief of the Criminal Police, heads up the murder investigation that leads to an obvious arrest. His superiors hurry to congratulate him, but several clues push Ma Zhe to delve deeper into the hidden behaviour of his fellow citizens.

Zhu Yilong

Zhu Yilong

Ma Zhe

Chloe Maayan

Chloe Maayan

Bai Jie

Hou Tianlai

Hou Tianlai

Chief of Police

Tong Linkai

Tong Linkai

Xie

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