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24 City (Chinese: 二十四城记/二十四城記; literally: The Story of 24 City) is a 2008 film directed and cowritten by Chinese film-maker Jia Zhangke. The film follows three generations of characters in Chengdu (in the 1950s, the 1970s and the present) as a Read More..

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Description	24 City (Chinese: 二十四城记/二十四城記; literally: The Story of 24 City) is a 2008 film directed and cowritten by Chinese film-maker Jia Zhangke. The film follows three generations of characters in Chengdu (in the 1950s, the 1970s and the present) as a state-owned factory gives way to a modern apartment complex. The film was also known as The Story of 24 City during production.The apartment complex featured in the film is an actual development (also called "24 City") built on the former site of an airplane engine manufacturing facility. Jia will also produce a documentary about the location.The film's narrative style is described by critics as a blend of fictive and documentary story-telling, and it consists of authentic interviews and fictive scenes delivered by actors (but presented in a documentary format).24 City made its debut shown in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Film Comment, official journal of the Film Society of Lincoln Center listed the film at the end of 2008 as the second-best unreleased (without U.S. theatrical release) film of the year.
Description	24 City (Chinese: 二十四城记/二十四城記; literally: The Story of 24 City) is a 2008 film directed and cowritten by Chinese film-maker Jia Zhangke. The film follows three generations of characters in Chengdu (in the 1950s, the 1970s and the present) as a state-owned factory gives way to a modern apartment complex. The film was also known as The Story of 24 City during production.The apartment complex featured in the film is an actual development (also called "24 City") built on the former site of an airplane engine manufacturing facility. Jia will also produce a documentary about the location.The film's narrative style is described by critics as a blend of fictive and documentary story-telling, and it consists of authentic interviews and fictive scenes delivered by actors (but presented in a documentary format).24 City made its debut shown in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Film Comment, official journal of the Film Society of Lincoln Center listed the film at the end of 2008 as the second-best unreleased (without U.S. theatrical release) film of the year.

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Director	Jia Zhangke
Director
Story
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer	Jia ZhangkeZhai Yongming
Writer
Based on
Based on
Cinematography	Yu Lik-waiWang Yu
Cinematography
Editing	Lin XudongKong Jinglei
Editing

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Starring	Joan ChenLü LipingZhao TaoChen Jianbin
Starring
Music	Yoshihiro HannoLim Giong
Music
Runtime	107 minutes
Runtime
Country	China
Country
Language	MandarinSichuaneseShanghainese
Language
Genre
Genre

PRODUCTION

Producer	Jia ZhangkeShozo IchiyamaWang Hong
Producer
Studio
Studio
Distributor	MK2 Diffusion , The Cinema Guild (U.S. DVD)
Distributor
Released	2008/05/17/Cannes/2009/03/06/China
Released
Budget
Budget
Gross	$396,044 BOM
Gross