A Beautiful New World
6.6
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...
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Cast
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Jiang Wu
Zhang Baogen
Known for
A Touch of Sin
Monster Hunt
Tao Hong
Huang Jinfang
Known for
In the Heat of the Sun
Lost in Thailand
Richie Jen
Xiaobai
Known for
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Trivisa
Wu Bai
Ah Liang
Known for
Time and Tide
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
Tong Zhengwei
Mrs. Cai
Also in
Stories of an Editorial Board
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Lin Dongfu
Real Estate Manager
Known for
Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters
Lei Cheng
Ahua
Also in
Ferocious to Ferocious
老总来了
Niu Ben
Liu Azhu
Known for
To Live
Black Dog
Shi Runjiu Director · Liu Fendou Screenplay Lü Yue Cinematographer
First release February 19, 1999 · Produced in Taiwan, China · Production Xi'an Film Studio
Production
Imar Film Co., Ltd.
Production
Xi'an Film Studio
Production
Taiwan · China
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Languages
Original title
美丽新世界
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 1999
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No release date listed for United States.
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