A Beautiful New World (1999)
A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...
Director:
Shi Runjiu
Writers:
Shi Runjiu, Liu Fendou.
 |
Jiang Wu as Zhang Baogen |
 |
Tao Hong as Huang Jinfang |
 |
Richie Jen as Xiaobai |
 |
Wu Bai as Ah Liang |
 |
Tong Zhengwei as Mrs. Cai |
 |
Lin Dongfu as Real Estate Manager |
 |
Lei Cheng as Ahua |
 |
Niu Ben as Liu Azhu |
| Writing | Shi Runjiu | Screenplay |
| Production | Peter Loehr | Producer |
| Directing | Shi Runjiu | Director |
| Writing | Liu Fendou | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yang Hongyu | Editor |
| Camera | Lü Yue | Director of Photography |
