The World

★★★★★

Original title: Shijie · Turkish title: Yalan Dünya

2004 · 2 h 23 min

Directed by Jia Zhangke

Drama

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Cast

Zhao Tao Chen Taishen

Credits

Written by: Zhangke Jia

Plot

Workers at a Beijing theme park of world landmarks.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jia Zhangke's drama follows young migrant workers at a Beijing theme park of miniature world landmarks. Zhao Tao is superb in a wry, sad film about globalisation, with the fake skylines symbolising unreachable dreams.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,806 votes)
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