Comedy ·Drama · Taiwan · 1999 · 1h 37m

A Beautiful New World

美丽新世界

Director

Cast

Jiang Wu as Zhang Baogen Tao Hong as Huang Jinfang Richie Jen as Xiaobai Wu Bai as Ah Liang Tong Zhengwei as Mrs. Cai Lin Dongfu as Real Estate Manager

Crew

Lü Yue — Director of Photography Yang Hongyu — Editor Shi Runjiu — Screenplay Liu Fendou — Screenplay Peter Loehr — Producer

Synopsis

A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Shi Runjiu Director Lü Yue Director of Photography Yang Hongyu Editor Shi Runjiu Screenplay Liu Fendou Screenplay Peter Loehr Producer

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