Before Born (2006)
- Original title
- 结果
- Directed by
- Zhang Ming
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
A private detective is hired to find evidence of an affair in a coastal Chinese city. He discovers the man he is tracking has vanished, and he meets a mysterious young woman also searching for him.
surrealmysteriousslow-pacedcontemplativeuneasyatmosphericenigmaticabsurd
What happens
Before Born (simplified Chinese: 结果; traditional Chinese: 結; pinyin: jiégǔo) is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Zhang Ming. Only Zhang's third film in a decade, Before Born is a surreal mystery about modern Chinese life that has garnered comparisons to L'avventura, Michelangelo Antonioni's classic 1960 film. The film tells the story of a private detective, Huang Guangliang, hired to gather evidence of an affair by a man named Li Chonggao. When he arrives in the coastal city of Beihai in search of his target, he discovers that he has disappeared and instead meets an enigmatic young woman who is also looking for Li. Before Born screened at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival as part of its Forum program. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Meng xiang zhao jin xian shi (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.