CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 1h 38m

Street Life

65%(5)IMDbDocumentary

Street Life documents the lives of Chinese migrants in Shanghai, one of the world’s largest and most vibrant cities, now symbolic of China’s economic might. The film centers on Nanjing Road, one of China’s oldest commercial streets and today a popular destination for tourists and moneyed Chinese. The street has also become a Mecca for uprooted and homeless Chinese, who make ends by collecting garbage and recyclables. These characters and their stories are the focus of the film. The central character in Street Life is a migrant known as “Black Skin.” Black Skin faces numerous pressures in the course of the film, including police violence. In the end, these pressures are too much for him to bear and he goes mad. Black Skin’s story intersects with those of fellow bottle collectors, enterprising thieves and even a young boy who has been abandoned.

Directed byZhao Dayong

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
ZH
Released
January 2, 2006
Budget
$100,000

Featuring

Cast & crew

Creative team
Directed by
Zhao Dayong
Zhao Dayong
Produced by
Zhao Dayong
Zhao Dayong

Keep watching

More like this

Tell Them We Were Here

Tell Them We Were Here

2021 · Film

The Hotel of Waifs7.5

The Hotel of Waifs

2019 · Film

The Homestretch7.0

The Homestretch

2014 · Film

We Were There to Be There

We Were There to Be There

2021 · Film

Biùtiful Cauntri8.1

Biùtiful Cauntri

2008 · Film

49 Up7.4

49 Up

2006 · Film

Gatwick - The Last Chance Hotel8.0

Gatwick - The Last Chance Hotel

2018 · Film

The Yes Men6.8

The Yes Men

2003 · Film

Lenz Elegy

Lenz Elegy

2015 · Film

Cows Knocked Up by Fog8.0

Cows Knocked Up by Fog

2002 · Film

Disco'd

Disco'd

2018 · Film

Nightcrawlers5.7

Nightcrawlers

2019 · Film

Boca

Boca

Film

Who Owns New Zealand Now?

Who Owns New Zealand Now?

2017 · Film

Picture Proof

Picture Proof

2023 · Film

Our Journey Home

Our Journey Home

2015 · Film

Manufactured Landscapes7.2

Manufactured Landscapes

2006 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

49 Up7.4

49 Up

2006 · Film

The Class of ‘927.1

The Class of ‘92

2013 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.2

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

Naqoyqatsi6.2

Naqoyqatsi

2002 · Film

God Grew Tired of Us7.3

God Grew Tired of Us

2006 · Film

Trainwreck: The Real Project X5.9

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025 · Film

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad8.5

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013 · Film

Night Will Fall7.6

Night Will Fall

2014 · Film

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King8.1

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020 · Film

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/207.2

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022 · Film

Crips and Bloods: Made in America6.6

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

2009 · Film

My Mom Jayne8.0

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

Dawg Fight6.4

Dawg Fight

2015 · Film

Tongues Untied6.7

Tongues Untied

1990 · Film

McQueen7.4

McQueen

2018 · Film

Road7.3

Road

2014 · Film

Sherman's March6.3

Sherman's March

1986 · Film

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker6.2

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

2023 · Film

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear7.0

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

2022 · Film

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction6.9

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 · Film