Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
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Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators. Jia recalls the inspiration sources for his movies, such as Platform, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. The film is the memory of a filmmaker and of a country in convulsion, China, which reveals itself little by little.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2014-10-20
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Walter Salles
Writer: Jean-Michel Frodon, Walter Salles
Spoken language: 普通话
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Production Companies: VideoFilmes
Production Countries: Brazil
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