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Pickpocket

1997 · 113 min

A quiet, drifting portrait of a man left behind by his town and his own choices, watched with patience and a low ache.

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

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • class
  • crime
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jia Zhangke
Written by
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Starring
Wang Hongwei, Hao Hongjian, Baitao Zuo, Ma Jinrei, Liu Junying, Yonghao Liang, An Qunyan, Dongdong Jiang
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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