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A devious traveling soap salesman sets up shop in a wintry Chinese suburb.
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Dennis Harvey Variety 01/31/2017
Those who can roll with its measured pace and playfully nonsensical story will find the sum impact drolly diverting. Go to Full Review Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 01/27/2017
A former industrial town in northeastern China, now deserted and covered in snow, is the picturesque backdrop of the unexpectedly funny and dryly absurd Free and Easy, from Chinese director Geng Jun. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 01/20/2017
An offbeat, sidelong glance at Chinese society which combines a striking visual impact with underplayed, deadpan humour. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 12/25/2019
Offers a hilarious (although not of the "laughing out loud" kind) and very artistic view of the contemporary Chinese society. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots 12/20/2018
4/5
It's not often that American audiences have the ability to view an artistic work simmering with such discontent and restless revolution from a country like China, and that's part of what makes Free and Easy so special. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 03/02/2018
Dreary as its vision often appears, Free and Easy is gently funny in all the right places, showcasing an appealing cast and solid camera work. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/14/2017 A damn good film, gorgeously shot and perfectly paced to convey a kind of somnambulistic dark reverie. I don't know enough about China to get exactly what it's getting at, but I suspect there's something about capitalism and social/environmental desolation to be ruminated on here. See more 01/26/2017 Before this film began, a Sundance senior program director told us that humor is a universal language employed in spades by the director of Free and Easy. In reality, the comedic moments of this tepid, languid journey seemed almost out of place in the monoscape that dominated the film. A limited cast and desolate city-scape showed promise early on to deliver a metaphorical tour de force, highlighting the dangers of communism where perceived equality breed despotism and selfishness. Unfortunately, the clumsy pacing, uneven acting and stubbornly shapeless script negate any power the film may have had. This was a swing and miss. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jun Geng

Director

Xu Gang

Gang Ge

Zhang Zhiyong

Yong Ge

Baohe Xue

Actor

Wang Xuxu

Actor

Jun Geng

Screenwriter

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Movie Info

Synopsis A devious traveling soap salesman sets up shop in a wintry Chinese suburb.
Director
Jun Geng
Producer
Wang Zijian, Wang Xuebo
Screenwriter
Jun Geng, Liu Bing, Feng Yuhua
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m
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