Still Life (2006)

★ 7.2/10 108 min Drama, Romance China Chinese

Director: Jia Zhangke

Screenplay by: Jiamin Sun, Na Guan, Jia Zhangke

Streaming: Not available

Description

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

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Top Cast

Han Sanming San-Ming Han

Zhao Tao Shen-Hong Guo

Wang Hongwei Dong Ming-Wan

Zhubin Li Guo Bin

Haiyu Xiang

Lin Zhou Brother Mark

Lizhen Ma Missy Ma

Zhou Lan

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