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24 City(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-09-27
70%
60 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
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.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China,
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Xstream Pictures
China Resources
Movie: 24 City
Top 4 Billed Cast
Joan Chen
Xiao Hua
Lü Liping
Hao Dali
Zhao Tao
Su Na
陈建斌
Song Wei-Dong
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