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Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

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Unknown Pleasures

2002

1h 52m

6.5(57 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.

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Office Kitano

Bitters End

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Wei Wei Zhao

Bin Bin

Zhao Tao

Zhao Tao

Qiao Qiao

Qiong Wu

Xiao Ji

Feng Qing

Feng Qing

Yuan Yuan

Wang Hongwei

Wang Hongwei

Xiao Wu

Ru Bai

Bin Bin's Mother

Xi An Liu

Xiao Ji's Father

Shou Lin Xu

Sister Zhu

Dao Xiao

Mr. Ren

Zi Ying

Concubine

Creative team

Directed by: Jia Zhangke
Written by: Jia Zhangke
Produced by: Shôzô Ichiyama
Li Kit-Ming

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