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Set in 1960s China, a family become divided over the father’s plan to move out of their rural home and relocate to Shanghai. However, for their teenage daughter, the relocation presents a huge dilemma; how can she leave the only home that she has ever known and the place she’s found love? Read more

Starring Li Bin, Yuanyuan Gao, Anlian Yan, Tang Yang
Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Shanghai Dreams

Set in 1960s China, a family become divided over the father’s plan to move out of their rural home and relocate to Shanghai. However, for their teenage daughter, the relocation presents a huge dilemma; how can she leave the only home that she has ever known and the place she’s found love?

Starring Li Bin, Yuanyuan Gao, Anlian Yan, Tang Yang
Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language Mandarin
Released DVD: 22 Jan 2007
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

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  • Soon before the Cultural Revolution, many bright young things were persuaded to move from Chinas major cities to... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Tremendous... Fascinating history, assured filmmaking

    • Time Out
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 21 out of 28 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    A gem

    This is a gem of a movie. It creates the world of small town China in the early 80s beautifully. The performances are superb. The mise-en-scene wonderful. It portrays the strains in society beautifully: the repressive morality and brutal governance of so-called 'Communist' China reminding one of Victorian Britain. I was transfixed - so much better than the 'kung fu' movies coming out of Beijing today which are just propaganda tools (beautiful as they are) for the regime

      • neil1 from London
      • Posted 31 Mar 2007 10:25

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Shanhai'd

    I was disappointted with this film after reading all the hype.

      • A customer from Manchester, England
      • Posted 11 Apr 2007 12:38

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