Rent 24 City (2008)
3.5 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 47min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- A compelling docudrama, '24 City' is set in the south-western city of Chengdu where a state-owned factory is being demolished to make way for a complex of luxury flats. Jia Zhangke's film weaves together the stories of three generations of factory workers, audaciously blurring the boundaries between documentary and fiction by subtly combining heartrending real-life interviews with scripted accounts performed by actors (including Joan Chen, The Last Emperor). Epic in scope and beautifully realised, '24 City' is an elegiac look back across 50 years of factory life which pays tribute to the workers and invites reflection on the radical changes taking place in modern China.
- Actors:
- Jianbin Chen, Joan Chen, Liping Lü, Tao Zhao
- Directors:
- Zhangke Jia
- Producers:
- Shôzô Ichiyama, Zhangke Jia, Hong Wang
- Writers:
- Zhangke Jia, Yongming Zhai
- Aka:
- Er Shi Si Cheng Ji
- Studio:
- New Wave Films
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/01/2018
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Tony Rayns
- Jia Zhangke Interviewed by Scott Foundas, filmed at the New York Film Festival in 2008
- The Making of 24 City, a featurette on the film's production
- Cry Me a River (2008), a romantic short film directed by Jia Zhangke
- Original Trailer
