The World (film)
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The World film poster
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| Directed by | Jia Zhangke |
| Produced by | Hengameh Panahi Takio Yoshida Chow Keung |
| Written by | Jia Zhangke |
| Starring |
Zhao Tao Chen Taisheng |
| Music by | Lim Giong |
| Cinematography | Yu Lik-wai |
| Edited by | Kong Jinglei |
| Distributed by |
United States: Zeitgeist Films Worldwide: Celluloid Dreams |
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Release date
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Venice: September 4, 2004 China: April 15, 2005 United States: July 1, 2005 |
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Running time
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135 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language |
Standard Mandarin Jin Chinese |
The World (Chinese: 世界; pinyin: Shìjiè) is a 2004 Chinese film written and directed by Jia Zhangke. Starring Jia's muse, Zhao Tao, as well as Chen Taisheng, The World was filmed on and around an actual theme park located in Beijing, Beijing World Park, which recreates world landmarks at reduced scales for Chinese tourists. The World was Jia's first to gain official approval from the Chinese government. Additionally, it was the first of his films to take place outside of his home province of Shanxi.
The World was a joint-production by Jia Zhangke's own Xstream Pictures, Japan's Office Kitano, and France's Lumen Films. It received additional financial support from the Shanghai Film Studio and several Japanese corporations including Bandai Visual and Tokyo FM, among others.
The film premiered in competition at the 2004 Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2004, but failed to win the coveted Golden Lion, the festival's top award, which ultimately went to Mike Leigh's drama Vera Drake, but which Jia would win two years later with Still Life. The World also premiered in 2004 at the New York Film Festival and would go on to receive a limited release in New York City the following year on July 1, 2005.
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