
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.... (Full plot summary below)
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In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.
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| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIn its perceptions and mood, "Angels Wear White" plays like acutely serious female noir. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakAngels Wear White becomes a bottomless pit of despair consuming complex characters with nowhere to go [with] a glimmer of hope at the very end. |
| Gay City NewsSteve EricksonZhou, in particular, gives a heartbreaking performance. |
| Film Comment MagazineAmy TaubinAs a writer-director, Qu never pulls her punches, while keeping the bad guys and their horrific violence at the edge of the frame. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Kathy FennessyRemarkable youth performances anchor Vivian Qu's rigorous procedural Angels Wear White, about the adults who exploit children-and the systemic misogyny that protects them. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonQu fleshes out her characters to expose the societal and familial pressures that tend to limit options for females. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsShooting largely with a handheld camera, Qu generates a jittery energy that makes the characters' stress palpable. This feeling escalates as the investigation closes in. |
| Concrete PlaygroundSarah WardA poised and perceptive crime drama... every frame leaves an imprint, both visually and emotionally. |
| Sight and SoundMichael LeaderQu's vision is sympathetic to her characters' struggles, yet her social commentary is savage, subtle and precision-tooled. |
| TheArtsStlSarah Boslaugh...a fast-paced, beautifully-shot thriller set in contemporary China, and a film that would be well worth seeing even if the subject matter were not so timely. |