The World
7.1
At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.
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Cast
12 people
Zhao Tao
Tao
Known for
Ash Is Purest White
Mountains May Depart
Cheng Taishen
Taisheng
Known for
Biutiful
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Jue Jing
Wei
No other roles listed
Jiang Zhongwei
Niu
Known for
Rise of the Legend
The First Frost
Wang Hongwei
Sanlai
Known for
Pickpocket
Still Life
Liang Jingdong
Tao's Ex-boyfriend
Known for
Mountains May Depart
Platform
Huang Yiqun
Qun
Also in
In Love We Trust
Eyes of a Beauty
Shuai Ji
Erxiao
Also in
Article 20
The Prosecutor and His Cases
Wan Xiang
Youyou
No other roles listed
Alla Shcherbakova
Anna
No other roles listed
Han Sanming
Sanming
Known for
A Touch of Sin
Platform
Wang Xiaoshuai
Also in
Weekend Lover
The Red Violin
Jia Zhangke Director · Lim Giong Composer Nelson Yu Lik-wai Cinematographer
First release September 1, 2004 · Produced in China, France, Japan, Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Chinese, English, Russian
Production
Office Kitano
Production
Lumen Films
Production
Xstream Pictures
Production
Shanghai Film Group
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
Tokyo FM
Production
dentsu
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Bitters End
Production
Celluloid Dreams
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
Xinghui Production
Production
China · France · Japan · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
世界
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Russian
Release dates
China · September 1, 2004
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
April 15, 2005 · Theatrical
France
June 8, 2005 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 111851
Hong Kong SAR China
April 6, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
September 4, 2004 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
September 1, 2004 · Digital
South Korea
October 20, 2006 · Theatrical
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