Underplayed Gems

Shanghai Panic (2001)

Shanghai Panic poster
Original title
我们害怕
Directed by
Andrew Y-S Cheng
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of young people in Shanghai live through drugs, sex, and boredom. The story shows their search for meaning in a fast changing city.

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What happens

Shanghai Panic (Chinese: 我们害怕) is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Andrew Y.S. Cheng and based on the novel We Are Panic by Mian Mian. It is considered part of the dGeneration, having been shot on digital video, and is experimental in style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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