Set in a bustling alleyway during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1940s, the film centres on a wife, Zhan Zhou, who was being charged with the bloody dismemberment of her husband – a killing that seems impossible for her to have committed alone. The murder thrusts Zhan into the spotlight and the court of public opinion, forcing her towards a fate intertwined with that of her own country.
Jun 2025
Director Peter Chan has announced that "She's Got No Name" will be released in two standalone yet interconnected films. "She's Got No Name: The Murder Mystery" will premiere as the opening film of the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival. Together, the two films explore a sprawling true-crime case while also illuminating the fates of ordinary people amid the tides of changing times.
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