24 City
Genres
Overview
As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2008-09-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
57
Vote Average
7.018
Joan Chen
Xiao Hua
Lü Liping
Hao Dali
Zhao Tao
Su Na
Chen Jianbin
Song Wei-Dong
6.2
An American Affair
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2008-11-27 | en
4.2
The Prodigy
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2005-01-01 | en
6.6
The Brothers
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2001-03-23 | en
5.7
Bart Got a Room
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2008-04-25 | en
6.0
Cowboys & Angels
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6.4
Explicit Ills
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6.9
Paraiso Travel
Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who motivated by his girlfriend Reina, leaves his comfortable life in Medellin and flees with her through Guatemala and Mexico, across the borders, illegally into the United States.
2008-01-18 | es
4.7
Cookers
After stealing a huge stash of drugs, speed freaks Hector and Dorena plan to cook up an enormous batch of crystal meth and get rich quick. Hector's old buddy Merle has the perfect hideout/meth lab: an old, abandoned farmhouse in the woods where no one will ever find them. Unfortunately, no one will hear their screams either. Turns out, they may not be alone after all. It seems this farmhouse is the site of a horrific urban legend. Now, holed up together with nothing to do but snort, smoke and shoot up, the strung-out "cookers" fall prey to paranoia, private demons and terrifying visions which, whether they are hallucinations or hauntings, are equally terrifying and just as deadly!
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3.8
Warriors of Love
Ida and Karin are a lesbian couple whose relationship is threatened by a long-buried secret: Ida's father sexually abused her as a child, and serious emotional scars remain. Now that it has been revealed, what can these women do to ensure it doesn't destroy them?
2009-08-07 | sv
0.0
Horse Riders
Story that follows the life of handicapped homeless boy and his friends.
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0.0
China: The Beginning - China's Origins
China is the only civilization that continues to hold sway throughout its entire territory as defined by its ancient borders. This three-part series retraces almost 2,000 years of Chinese ancient history – a period that holds vital clues to understanding how this powerful nation was built. Many people forget that during the heyday of the Christian era, China was already a highly developed country. In this fascinating program we will focus on the heart of one of the most mysterious countries in the world. Witness the evolution of civilization and visit the places where the dignitaries are buried, also visit the mausoleum of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang Di.
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7.0
Shanghai Express
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
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6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
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8.2
The Apartment
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
1960-06-21 | en
7.1
Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.
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8.2
Night and Fog
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
1959-04-27 | fr
7.4
Barren Lives
In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of Brazil during the drought. A family in the search of new hope and destiny.
1963-08-22 | pt
6.8
Megacities
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
1998-08-12 | en
7.0
The Secret Life of Words
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
2005-12-15 | en
6.3
Little Buddha
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
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