Underplayed Gems

The Strangers in Beijing (1995)

The Strangers in Beijing poster
Original title
混在北京
Directed by
He Qun
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of young people from across China work at a printing press in Beijing and live in the same building complex. The film follows their everyday lives as they navigate work and shared living.

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What happens

The Strangers in Beijing (originaltittel: Hun zai Bei Jing) er en kinesisk dramafilm fra 1995 regissert av He Qun. Filmen følger livene til en gruppe unge mennesker fra alle kanter av landet som arbeider ved en forlagspresse i Beijing. Alle bor i samme bygningskompleks. Ledende roller spilles av Zhang Guoli og Ju Xue. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Hundred Flowers Awards (delt med The Lu Gou Qiao Incident og Red Cherry). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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