Man yan (2004)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Jianjun He

Writers:

Zi'en Cui (writer)
Jianjun He (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

A portrait of contemporary Chinese society based on the ubiquitous illegal trade in pirated DVDs. |

Plot Keywords:

Pirated DVD | DVD | Chinese | Factory | Overhead Bridge

Cast

Bo Yu	...	Shen Ming
Yamei Wang	...	Mei Xiao-Jing
Xiaoguang Hu	...	The unemployed
Qimuge Naren	...	Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Qi Zi

Also Known As:

Pirated Copy (International: English title)

Runtime:

Singapore:90 min

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:R21 (Singapore International Film Festival)

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company:

Fanhall Studio

Movie Connections:

References Mùi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte (1993)

Raw Chinese cinematography at its finest.

An elegantly surprising real life experience via film that is highly character driven and makes excellent use of the camera in portraying a realistic environment throughout Beijing. 'Pirated Copy' - the films English title - uses the Black Market DVD peddlers on the Beijing streets as the films backdrop for the films character driven focus on interactions between people and their passion for film. Primarily, the film focuses on two couples - that term would apply to the second in more of a future sense - amongst the Beijing DVD pirates and their clients. The currently important issue of copyrights infringement/piracy - especially in China - coupled with the cinematographic style convey a startling realistic sense of a documentary. If you liked 'Real Fiction' (2000) (Ki-duk Kim) from Korea, definitely see this more recent film from China.