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
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 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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