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So Close to Paradise (Chinese: 扁担·姑娘) is a 1998 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, a member of Chinese cinema's so-called Sixth Generation. It is alternatively known by the English title Ruan's Song or by its original Chinese title, The Girl From Vietnam ( Chinese : 越南來的姑娘 ; pinyin : Yuènán láide ...
Dec 10, 1998 · So Close to Paradise: Directed by Xiaoshuai Wang. With Tong Wang, Yu Shi, Tao Guo, Tao Wu. Two young farm workers, who like millions of others, leave their village to seek their fortunes in the city.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Xiaoshuai Wang
- 1998-12-10
Runtime: 93 min. Language: Mandarin. Country: China. Plot. Two men who come from the countryside to look for work in the provincial city of Wuhan. Gao Ping, whom we first see involved in an attempted scam that goes sour, has taken the road of trying to get rich through crime.
Wang Xiaoshuai’s Sixth-Generation commitment to social realism injected with post-Wong Kar-wai atmospherics (and uncannily anticipating the arrival of Lou Ye); Dong Zi and Gao Ping’s search for success in the big city less a sustained narrative than a melancholy mood.
- Wang Xiaoshuai
- Beijing Film Studio
Feb 19, 2002 · SO CLOSE TO PARADISE tells the story of two friends, who--like many other Chinese peasants--leave their small country village to seek fortune in the city. Instead of the life they expect to find, Dong Zi and Gao Ping must live together in a shack on the river in the city of Wuhan, where Dong works on the docks while his friend Gao becomes a ...
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So Close to Paradise. A petty criminal (Tao Guo) involves his honest friend (Shi Yu) in the kidnapping of a Vietnamese nightclub singer (Wang Tong).
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- Drama
So Close to Paradise is a 1998 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. Set in the bustling metropolis of Shenzhen in Southern China, the movie depicts the lives of a trio of young people struggling to make ends meet while trying to achieve their dreams.
