''She's Got No Name'' ( zh, c=酱园弄·悬案, p=Jiàngyuán nòng·xuán'àn) is a 2024

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directed and co-produced by

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962), also known as Peter Chan, is a Hong Kong-born filmmaker best known for directing films that span a wide range of genres, including romantic comedies, musical dramas, and historical epics. He is r ...

, and features an

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led by

Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi (; ; born 9 February 1979), sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. Th ...

. The film, which is based on a true story of an unsolved murder case in

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and later adapted into the non-fiction novel ''Reversal of the Case'' by Jiang Feng, follows a housewife who is accused of the gruesome murder of her husband.

Plot

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.

Cast

Production

The film was in early development in June 2015, and

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began in December 2023. A big set was built in Zhapu,

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to recreate the real Jiangyuan Lane in the 1940s. Filming officially wrapped on 6 March 2024, and the cast and crew held the wrap party one day later. On 17 April 2024, the film's cast was revealed.

Release

''She's Got No Name'' was selected to be screened out of competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 May 2024. At the Cannes Film Festival,

, along with the cast including

, Lei Jiayin, Eric Wang, Dong Chengpeng,

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, Li Xian and Ci Sha, attended the

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premiere. On May 20, 2025, the film was selected as the opening film for the 27th

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on June 13. The film is going to be released in two parts. The first part is set for release on June 21 where it has a duration of 96 minutes and carries the same English title, ''She's Got No Name''.

Soundtrack

The theme song "She's Got No Name" is a duet by Gigi Yim, and produced by Wan Pin Chu and Roland Ng Lok Shing. English version theme song Music and lyrics by

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duet by Beijing Angel Children's Choir.

References

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