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Summary
Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 61Audiences 68GoodWatch 56
Running time
1 h 52 min
Longer than most comedies, +12 min on the typical 100
typical 100112Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2002
June 6, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Japan
France
South Korea
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Wei Wei ZhaoBin Bin
Zhao TaoQiao Qiao- QWQiong WuXiao Ji
Feng QingYuan Yuan
Wang HongweiXiao Wu- RBRu BaiBin Bin's Mother
- XAXi An LiuXiao Ji's Father
- SLShou Lin XuSister Zhu
- DXDao XiaoMr. Ren
- ZYZi YingConcubine
- LZLi ZhubinQiao San
- AJAi Jun RenThe Hairdresser
Wang LiminThe Karaoke Customer
Jia ZhangkeMan singing in street (uncredited)
Directing · 6
- Jia Zhangke Director, Writer
- Wang Yu First Assistant Director
- Hou Mingjie Second Assistant Director
- Gu Zheng Third Assistant Director, Story Supervisor
- Di Ying Ying Assistant Director
- Qi Jun Continuity
Production · 9
- Hengameh Panahi Executive Producer
- Masayuki Mori Executive Producer
- Paul Yi Executive Producer
- Shôzô Ichiyama Producer
- Li Kit-Ming Producer
- Nelson Yu Lik-wai Associate Producer, Director of Photography
Camera · 1
- Liu Shu He Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Serge Anthony Color Grading
Sound · 4
- Zhang Yang Sound Designer
- Han Yong Sound Editor
- Shen Jianqin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wu Jianxun Boom Operator
Art · 2
- Liang Jingdong Art Direction
- Cui Junjie Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Liu Hui-Min Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Caroline Ghienne Post Production Supervisor
- Marc Moreaux Post Production Supervisor
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