A Beautiful New World

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Set in Shanghai, the film stars Jiang Wu and Tao Hong as a mismatched pair. Taiwanese pop stars Richie Jen and Wu Bai are cast in minor roles.

Cast

  • Jiang Wu as Zhang Baogen, a country boy, who upon winning the lottery, heads to Shanghai to claim his prize, a new apartment.
  • Tao Hong as Huang Jinfang, Baogen's debt ridden city cousin, who apprehensively offers up her home to her distant country relative.
  • Chen Ning as Chen Minhui, Jinfang's best friend.
  • Richie Jen as Bai, Minhui's boyfriend.
  • Wu Bai as Liang, a street musician, who befriends Baogen.
  • Tong Zhengwei as Auntie Cai, Jinfang's elderly neighbor.
  • Cheng Lei (cameo)
  • Niu Ben (cameo)

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety praised the film as "a beautifully played, accessible pic that rewrites the rule book on mainland Chinese cinema."[1]

Awards and nominations

References

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