Once Upon a Time Proletarian
7.4
Film shows the present state of China through twelve platforms, an old farmer, a middle aged waitress, a car washer, a weapons dealer, fish store owners, a barber, a factory owner, a park ranger, a shopping mall employee, etc. These various faces of the so-called proletarian class ask, what is a dream? Answers to this question exist in the interview with each character, but is conveyed much more clearly through the black and white image of the children putting up their future as security as shots are heard continually behind them.
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Xiaolu Guo Director · Philippe Ciompi Editor
First release September 2, 2009 · Produced in China · Original title 曾经的无产者
Production
China
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Original title
曾经的无产者
Original language
Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 31, 2009 · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 10, 2009 · Gent International Film Festival
Canada
September 16, 2009 · Toronto International Film Festival
Greece
October 26, 2018 · Athens Avant Garde Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
March 26, 2010 · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Netherlands
February 3, 2010 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
South Korea
October 8, 2009 · Pusan International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 13, 2009 · Dubai International Film Festival
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