24 City

24 City

2008 · 112 min · ZH · 7.2 (47 votes)
Dir. Jia Zhangke · Starring Joan Chen, Lü Liping, Zhao Tao, Chen Jianbin · Music Yoshihiro Hanno
DramaDocumentary

24 City chronicles the dramatic closing of a once-prosperous state-owned factory in Chengdu, southwest China and its conversion into a sprawling luxury apartment complex. Three generations, eight characters : old workers, factory executives and yuppies, their stories melt into the History of China.

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A deeply humanistic look at the ghosts of industry. It feels like sifting through old photographs, each frame a quiet echo of lives tied to a changing landscape. Melancholy and reflective, it captures the bittersweet passage of time.

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