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Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

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ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.373/10

Release Date

06 June 2002

Country

France

Cast

Wei Wei Zhao

Wei Wei Zhao

Bin Bin

Zhao Tao

Zhao Tao

Qiao Qiao

Qiong Wu

Qiong Wu

Xiao Ji

Feng Qing

Feng Qing

Yuan Yuan

Wang Hongwei

Wang Hongwei

Xiao Wu

Ru Bai

Ru Bai

Bin Bin's Mother

Xi An Liu

Xi An Liu

Xiao Ji's Father

Shou Lin Xu

Shou Lin Xu

Sister Zhu

Dao Xiao

Dao Xiao

Mr. Ren

Zi Ying

Zi Ying

Concubine

Zhubin Li

Zhubin Li

Qiao San

Ai Jun Ren

Ai Jun Ren

The Hairdresser

Wang Limin

Wang Limin

The Karaoke Customer

Jia Zhangke

Jia Zhangke

Man singing in street (uncredited)

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