Ping guo (2007)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Yu Li

Writers:

Li Fang (writer)
Yu Li (writer)

Release Date:

21 February 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Rape Victim | Husband Wife Relationship | Blackmail | Abusive Husband

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	Lin Dong
Bingbing Fan	...	Liu Pingguo
Dawei Tong	...	An Kun
Elaine Jin	...	Wang Mei
Meihuizi Zeng	...	Xiao Mei
Zhenjiang Bao	...	Dr. Zhang
Li Fang	...	Mr. Lin
Jinhang Zheng	...	Lin's Girl Friend A
Manyang Zhang	...	Lin's Girl Friend B
Ailing Huang	...	Lin's Girl Friend C
Quinling Mong	...	Police Officer Wang
Yi Zhou	...	Young Police A
Tao Huang	...	Young Police B
Liyuan Dong	...	Fat Woman Customer
Xiaoho Lin	...	Illegal Doctor
Yan Lv	...	Sha Sha
Qian Liu	...	Abortion Girl
Xaio Han	...	Massage Girl A
Jindi Gao	...	Massage Girl B
Bin Dai	...	Lin's Friend B
Longsheng Wang	...	Lin's Friend C
Jai Wei	...	Lin's Friend D
Tao Lv	...	Lin's Friend E
Gaoyou Zhang	...	High Window Cleaner

Directed by
Yu Li

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Li Fang		writer
Yu Li		writer

Produced by
Li Fang	....	producer

Cinematography by
Yu Wang

Film Editing by
Jian Zeng

Production Design by
Weixin Liu

Sound Department
Xueyi Wang	....	sound

Editorial Department
Karl Riedl	....	consulting editor

Production Companies

• Laurel Films

Distributors

• MegaVision (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• New Yorker Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

Lost in Beijing (International: English title) (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

Germany:112 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

China:17 | Hong Kong:III | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company:

Laurel Films

Trivia:

The film is banned in China, despite the heavily censored effort from the filmmaker. The producers have been banned from making movies in China for the next 2 years.

Greed brings out the worst in people....

Ping Guo is a gem of a movie! I've been watching a lot of Chinese movies recently, but Ping Guo is one of the best of the bunch.

The story is about two couples intertwined due to unlucky circumstances, but most of them in their hands. During the movie, a very harsh and very real light is shed on the difference between poor and rich in modern Beijing and it will leave your mind thinking about it long after the movie is over. This is a very good thing - in my opinion movies are supposed to make you think, supposed to move you. Ping Guo did just that and is worthy of watching for everyone who isn't afraid of foreign movies and who is willing to look at something else than popcorn Hollywood.

This movie will keep you entertained for nearly two hours and will make you want for more movies of this director. And that's a very good thing!