Only the River Flows (2023) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Wei Shujun.

Cast

• Zhu Yilong as Ma Zhe
• Chloe Maayan as Bai Jie
• Hou Tianlai as Chief of Police
• Tong Linkai as Xie
• Kang Chunlei as Madman
• Wang Jianyu as Xu Liang
• Moxi Zishi as Wang Hong
• Liu Baisha as Qian Ling
• Cao Yang as Granny Four
• Zhou Qingyun as Boy by the River
• Zeng Qi as Ting
• Huang Jun as Zhao
• Huang Miyi as Obstetrician
• Yan Hexiang as Man with Glasses
• Zhou You as Photographer
• Meng Xiangliang as Lieutenant Yan
• Chubu Huajie as Trace Evidence Examiner
• Fang Zizhen as Trace Evidence Examiner
• Li Zheng as Crime Scene Photographer
• Peng Yan as Forensic Expert
• Yun Peng as Forensic Expert
• Jin Feng as Deputy Chief of Police
• Yang Guoguang as Instructor
• Li Guanghua as Associate Instructor
• Liu Lijun as Police Officer
• Li Pengsheng as Police Officer
• Huang Senhui as Police Officer
• Ding Yi as Police Officer
• Huang Xiao as Police Officer
• Li Cheng as Boy in Abandoned Building
• Ni Xuliang as Young Policeman
• Ye Fusheng as Policeman at Police Substation
• Liu Kunlong as Village Head
• Ye Xiangde as Village Secretary
• Luo Runyun as Neighbor
• Wang Sujuan as Neighbor
• Li Runsheng as Neighbor
• Hu Changlong as Neighbor
• Yang Chengquan as Train Driver
• Fan Zhijian as Train Driver

Crew

• Wei Shujun — Director
• Zhiyuan Chengma — Director of Photography
• Wei Shujun — Screenplay
• Kang Chunlei — Screenplay
• Yu Hua — Novel

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