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Platform
2000
· Movie
· 154 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
67–82
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Google on 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A theater troupe from a small county in China tours the countryside during the 1980s, performing state-approved propaganda shows. Over the course of a decade, they witness the immense social and cultural changes sweeping the nation, transforming from a traditional performance troupe into a commercial pop band, their personal lives reflecting the country's evolution.
Details
- Director
- Jia Zhangke
- Writer
- Jia Zhangke
- Released
- 29 August 2001
- Country
- Hong Kong, Japan, France
- Language
- Mandarin, Shanxi
- Runtime
- 154 min
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Cast
Awards
8 wins & 7 nominations
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