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Wrath of Desire

Wrath of Desire

Part of Over the Rainbow

2020•1h 58m•3.0/10
Mystery

Ratings

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3.0/10(3)

Androgynous Phoenix Du, the illicit daughter of a presidential candidate, kills the thug who breaks into her apartment to silence her. She comes before prosecutor Jade Liu, guilt-ridden from the suicide of her brother and her strict Catholic upbringing. Before demanding Phoenix’s three-and-a-half years sentence for manslaughter, Jade has a night of passion with her that redirects both their lives. Phoenix writes her hundreds of letters and begs her to wait for her release. In fear of her own desire, Jade marries Meng Ye, the genderless young man she saved from prison who reminds her of her brother…

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Production

Portico Productions, GagaOOLala

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Peace Yang

Peace Yang

Phoenix Du

Yu-Ting Hsu

Yu-Ting Hsu

Meng Ye

Weng Jiawei

Weng Jiawei

Jade Liu

Huang Shang-ho

Huang Shang-ho

Yin Wei

Yu-Chun Chen

Chrys

Yen Yi-wen

Yen Yi-wen

Sis Bing

Fang Wen-lin

Fang Wen-lin

Phoenix's Mother

Huang Jie-fei

Huang Jie-fei

Jade's mother

Wang Tzu-chiang

Wang Tzu-chiang

Mayor

Juby Kuo

Mayoress

Wu Jen-ya

Wu Jen-ya

Thief

Ying Wei-min

Ying Wei-min

Meng Ye's father

Chu-Ping Liu

Chu-Ping Liu

Prisoner Apple

Apple Chen

Apple Chen

Prisoner Xiao Ru

Jr-Ren Ho

Jr-Ren Ho

Sheng

Liao Tzu-ching

Liao Tzu-ching

Young Jade

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