Lost in Beijing (2007)

Original title

苹果

Directed by

Li Yu

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

III

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple in Beijing becomes entangled with their boss and his wife after an accident leads to an unexpected pregnancy. The story involves dark transactions and shifting loyalties among the four characters.

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What happens

Lost in Beijing (Chinese: 苹果; lit. 'apple') is a 2007 Chinese drama film directed by Li Yu and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Fan Bingbing, Tong Dawei, and Elaine Jin. It had its international premiere at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2007. Lost in Beijing is director Li Yu's third feature film after the lesbian-themed Fish and Elephant (2002) and the drama Dam Street (2005). Lost in Beijing was produced by Laurel Films, a small independent production company owned by Fang Li and based in Beijing, and is being released internationally by the French company Films Distribution. Distribution in the United States was picked up by New Yorker Films. Like many films that touch on the underbelly of Chinese society (see for example, Li Yang's Blind Shaft or Blind Mountain, or Wang Xiaoshuai's Beijing Bicycle), Li Yu's tale of prostitution, blackmail, and rape in modern-day Beijing has been plagued with censorship problems. After nearly a year of delays, the film was finally banned by Chinese authorities in January 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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