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24 City (2008)
Director: Jia Zhangke
Movie review
From Time Out Chicago
In this portrait of the workers at a closing Chinese munitions factory, Jia pushes genre boundaries. He intermixes shots of the factory and the surrounding city with monologues by workers—conventional documentary stuff. And then you realize that some but not all of those interviewed are actually actors. It’s not clear how this deliberate blurring of lines relates to the subject matter, but it’s certainly provocative.Author: Hank Sartin
Time Out Chicago Issue 225: June 18–24, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Jia Zhangke
Cast: Joan Chen, Lu Liping, Zhao Tao, Chen Jianbin full cast
Genre(s): Drama
Duration: 107 mins
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