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The World
20046.92h 20m
Overview
At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.
Directed by Jia Zhangke
Written by Jia Zhangke
Produced by Chow Keung, Shôzô Ichiyama, Hengameh Panahi
0Top Cast
Zhao Tao
Tao
Cheng Taishen
Taisheng
J
Jue Jing
Wei
Jiang Zhongwei
Niu
Wang Hongwei
Sanlai
Liang Jingdong
Tao's Ex-boyfriend
H
Huang Yiqun
Qun
Shuai Ji
Erxiao
W
Wan Xiang
Youyou
A
Alla Shcherbakova
Anna
About The World
The World is a drama film released in 2004. Directed by Jia Zhangke, it stars Zhao Tao, Cheng Taishen, Jue Jing. At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.
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