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Summary
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
Good for
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
- Drop-in friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 86Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer91%
Metascore81
User score8.6
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 19 K ratings4.0/5
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
2006
November 16, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Directing · 3
- Jia Zhangke Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Han Jie Assistant Director
- Yan Yu Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Jiamin Sun Screenplay
- Na Guan Screenplay
Production · 5
- Chow Keung Producer, Executive Producer
- Tianyan Wang Producer
- Wang Yu Producer
- Zhu Jiong Producer
- You Wang Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Nelson Yu Lik-wai Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kong Jinlei Editor
Sound · 2
- Lim Giong Original Music Composer
- Zhang Yang Sound Designer
Art · 2
- Liang Jingdong Production Design
- Liu Qiang Art Direction
Visual Effects · 2
- Victor Wong Wang-Tat Visual Effects
- Eddy Wong Wang-Hin Visual Effects
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