Jia Zhangke: A Guy From Fenyang (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office n/a
International Box Office $1,617
Worldwide Box Office $1,617
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Synopsis

Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles accompanies the prolific Chinese director Jia Zhangke on a walk down memory lane, as he revisits his hometown and other locations used in creating his ever-growing body of work. At each location, they visit Jia's family, friends, and former colleagues, and their conversations range from his mother's tales of him as a young boy to amusing remembrances of school days and film shoots to memories of his father and to the shared understanding that if not for pirated DVDs, much of Jia's work would go unseen in China. All roads traveled are part of one journey; the destination of which is Jia's relationship to his past and to his country. The confluence of storytelling, intellect, and politics informing all of Jia's work is brought to light in this lovely, intimate portrait of the artist on his way to the future.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 27th, 2016 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Jia Zhang-Ke A Guy From Fenyang
International Releases: May 12th, 2017 (Wide), released as Jia Zhang-ke, Um homem de Fenyang (Portugal)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 103 minutes
Plot point: Biography
Social setting: Movie Business
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: VideoFilmes
Production Countries: China, Brazil, France
Languages: Mandarin

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Synopsis

Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles accompanies the prolific Chinese director Jia Zhangke on a walk down memory lane, as he revisits his hometown and other locations used in creating his ever-growing body of work. At each location, they visit Jia's family, friends, and former colleagues, and their conversations range from his mother's tales of him as a young boy to amusing remembrances of school days and film shoots to memories of his father and to the shared understanding that if not for pirated DVDs, much of Jia's work would go unseen in China. All roads traveled are part of one journey; the destination of which is Jia's relationship to his past and to his country. The confluence of storytelling, intellect, and politics informing all of Jia's work is brought to light in this lovely, intimate portrait of the artist on his way to the future.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 27th, 2016 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Jia Zhang-Ke A Guy From Fenyang
International Releases: May 12th, 2017 (Wide), released as Jia Zhang-ke, Um homem de Fenyang (Portugal)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 103 minutes
Plot point: Biography
Social setting: Movie Business
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: VideoFilmes
Production Countries: China, Brazil, France
Languages: Mandarin

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.