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24 City

2008 · 108 min

A quiet, reflective experience that drifts between memory and observation, asking patience as it lets ordinary voices carry the weight of a disappearing world.

Directed by: Jia Zhangke
Genres: Drama
Starring: Joan Chen, Lü Liping, Zhao Tao

Overview: As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.

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Directed by: Jia Zhangke
Genres: Drama
Starring: Joan Chen, Lü Liping, Zhao Tao

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
work
class
identity
aging
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jia Zhangke
Written by: Zhai Yongming, Jia Zhangke
Starring: Joan Chen, Lü Liping, Zhao Tao, Chen Jianbin
Music: Lim Giong, Yoshihiro Hanno
Cinematography: Wang Yu, Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Runtime: 108 min
Country: China, Japan
Languages: Mandarin

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