WORLD, THE
Jia Zhangke
TITLE
WORLD, THE
DIRECTOR
Jia Zhangke
PRODUCER
Office Kitano
STATUS
Completed
NATIONALITY
China, Japan, France
YEAR
2004
LANGUAGE
Chinese
LENGTH
133'
ORIGINAL TITLE
Shijie
GENRE
Masters
CAST
Zhao Tao, Chen Taisheng, Jing Jue
TITLE
WORLD, THE
DIRECTOR
Jia Zhangke
PRODUCER
Office Kitano
STATUS
Completed
NATIONALITY
China, Japan, France
YEAR
2004
ORIGINAL TITLE
Shijie
LANGUAGE
Chinese
LENGTH
133'
CAST
Zhao Tao, Chen Taisheng, Jing Jue
GENRE
Masters
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SYNOPSIS
Tao is living out her dreams at World Park, where visitors can see famous international monuments without ever leaving the Beijing suburbs. The pretty young dancer and her friends perform daily in lavish theme park shows among replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, St Mark's Square, Big Ben and the Pyramids. Xiatao and security guard boyfriend Taisheng, moved together to the big city from the North. Now their relationship has reached a crossroads. Taisheng becomes attracted to Liao, a fashion designer and Xiatao's fellow dancers are on sentimental journeys of their own. But, despite the fun and magic, even theme park microcosms are vulnerable to change.

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