Directed by one of the few women to have become prominent in China’s film industry, this film depicts the head-on collision between socialist and market ethics in 1980s Beijing through the work and romantic lives of a group of young adults. The equilibrium between three friends who work as bus conductors is disturbed as they seize upon new challenges and opportunities that open up to them as a result of economic reforms. Cast includes Ma Xiaoqing and Wang Quan’an. In Mandarin with English subtitles.
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ACMI Identifier
316460
Languages
Chinese
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beijing (China)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Young adults
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth
Feature films → Feature films - China
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Young adults
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)