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Lost in Beijing

2007 · 112 min

A raw, unflinching look at desperate lives colliding, leaving a lingering sense of unease and moral ambiguity.

Overview
A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Li Yu
Written by
Li Yu
Starring
Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Tong Dawei, Chloe Maayan, Bao Zhenjiang, Fang Li, Dong Li-Fan
Cinematography
Wang Yu
Runtime
112 min
Country
China, France
Languages
Mandarin

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