
The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon(2023)
The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.


Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.

Zhu Yilong
Ma Zhe

Chloe Maayan
Bai Jie

Hou Tianlai
Chief of Police

Tong Linkai
Xie

Zeng Qi
Xiao Ting

Wang Jianyu
Xu Liang

Liu Baisha
Qian Ling

Zhou You
Photographer

Meng Xiangliang
Chang Yan

Cao Yang
Granny
Only the River Flows is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 2023. Directed by Wei Shujun, it stars Zhu Yilong, Chloe Maayan, Hou Tianlai. Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.
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