Pickpocket
7.4
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
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Cast
22 people
Jia Zhangke Director · Nelson Yu Lik-wai Cinematographer Yu Xiao Ling Editor
Budget $50K · United States release April 1, 1999 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Budget
$50,000
Production
Radiant Advertising Company
Production
Hu Tong Communications
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
小武
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · August 1, 1997
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 1999
Premiere · New Directors/New Films
United States
April 2, 1999 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Argentina
April 3, 1999 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Australia
August 6, 2021 · Digital · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 11, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival（restored）
August 18, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Belgium
June 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Canada
September 1, 1998 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
France
November 1, 1998 · Premiere · Nantes Three Continents Festival
January 13, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
February 18, 1998 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
August 27, 2020 · Digital · Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bologna, internet, restored 4K version
Serbia
March 1, 2007 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
May 2, 1998 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
February 13, 2021 · Premiere · Asian Film Archive（restored）
South Korea
September 1, 1998 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
October 2, 1999 · Theatrical
October 1, 2003 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
Spain
January 1, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Taiwan
November 18, 1999 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
March 8, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 11, 2000 · Theatrical
November 26, 2012 · Physical · DVD
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