Pickpocket

Pickpocket

1997 · 114 min · ZH · 7.2 (94 votes)

Dir. Jia Zhangke · Starring Wang Hongwei, Hao Hongjian, Baitao Zuo, Ma Jinrei, Liu Junying, Yonghao Liang

Drama

A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.

VIBE

A portrait of quiet desperation. It feels like watching a life slowly unravel, steeped in the bitterness of missed opportunities and the weight of small-town ennui. A raw, unflinching look at a man left behind.

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