Beijing Bicycle
Original title: Shiqi sui de dan che
“One bicycle, two lives.”
2001 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by 
Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang XiaoshuaiCast
Lin Cui Xun Zhou Bin Li Yuanyuan Gao Shuang Li Yiwei Zhao
Credits
Written by: Peggy Chiao
Plot
A boy from the countryside who delivers packages on a bicycle in Beijing loses the bike, and a schoolboy who bought it second-hand both claim it.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bicycle-thief story for modern China.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (4,946 votes)
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