SYNOPSIS
Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When he falls in love with a hooker he is forced to think about his future. Can he break with his criminal past?
Awards
NETPAC Award, Wolfgang Staudte Award | Berlin IFF, Germany, 1998
New Currents Award | Pusan IFF, South Korea, 1998
SKYY Prize | San Francisco IFF, USA, 1999
Dragons and Tigers Award | Vancouver IFF, Canada, 1998
CAST & CREW
Jia Zhangke
Director
Producer
Jia Zhangke, Kit Ming Li
Script
Jia Zhangke
Director of Photography
Yu Lik-wai
Production designer
Jing Dong Liang
Sound
Yang Zhang
Edit
Xiao Ling Yu
Cast
Hongwei Wang, Hao Hongjian, Zuo Baitao, Ma Jinrei, Liu Junying
Production company
Hu Tong Communication,s Radiant Advertissing Company
Jia Zhangke
Born 1970, Fengyang, China) Zhangke studied painting, developed an interest in fiction, and in 1995 founded the Youth Experimental Film Group, for which he directed two award-winning videos. He graduated in 1997 from the Beijing Film Academy, and his first feature, Pickpocket (1997) was very successful at the Berlin, Nantes and Vancouver festivals. The following films Platform and Unknown Pleasures were selected in competition respectively at Venice and Cannes. He established Xstream Pictures in 2003 in order to promote young talented directors from all over China. His Still Life received the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival 2006.
Filmography
One Day in Beijing (1994, short), Xiaoshan Going Home (1995, short), Du Du (1996, short), Pickpocket (1997), Platform (2000), In Public (2001, short), The Condition of Dogs (2001, short), Unknown Pleasures (2002), The World (2004), Dong (2006, doc.), Still Life (2006), Our Ten Years (2007, short), Useless (2007, doc.) Stories on Human Rights (2008, segment Black Breakfast), 24 City (2008), Cry Me a River (2008, short), I Wish I Knew (2010, doc.), Yulu (2011, doc.), A Touch of Sin (2013).
