Synopsis
Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles accompanies the prolific Chinese director Jia Zhangke on a walk down memory lane, as he revisits his hometown and other locations used in creating his ever-growing body of work. At each location, they visit Jia's family, friends, and former colleagues, and their conversations range from his mother's tales of him as a young boy to amusing remembrances of school days and film shoots to memories of his father and to the shared understanding that if not for pirated DVDs, much of Jia's work would go unseen in China. All roads traveled are part of one journey; the destination of which is Jia's relationship to his past and to his country. The confluence of storytelling, intellect, and politics informing all of Jia's work is brought to light in this lovely, intimate portrait of the artist on his way to the future.
Metrics
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,401-29,500) | 29,495 | $1,617 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 39,101-39,200) | 39,115 | $1,617 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 27th, 2016 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Jia Zhang-Ke A Guy From Fenyang |
| International Releases: | May 12th, 2017 (Wide), released as Jia Zhang-ke, Um homem de Fenyang (Portugal) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 103 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Movie Business, Biography |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | VideoFilmes |
| Production Countries: | Brazil, China, France |
| Languages: | Mandarin |