Old and New Shanghai

A quiet, humane mosaic of city lives, drifting between small humiliations and everyday tenderness with a gentle, observant eye.

Directed by

Bugao Cheng

Genres

Drama

Starring

Gong Qiuxia, Meijun Gu, Naishuang Hai

Overview

The daily life of ordinary people of Shanghai apartment building: an unemployed person who tries not to lose face by concealing the loss of his job, a singer without an audience, a driver, a teacher, but also the owner of the building and his prodigal son.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, work, family, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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