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A Beautiful New World

19991h 37mShi Runjiu

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A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...

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What is A Beautiful New World (1999) about?

A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides…

Who stars in A Beautiful New World?

A Beautiful New World stars Jiang Wu (Zhang Baogen), Tao Hong (Huang Jinfang), Richie Jen (Xiaobai), Wu Bai (Ah Liang), Tong Zhengwei (Mrs. Cai). The film was directed by Shi Runjiu.

How long is A Beautiful New World?

A Beautiful New World has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1999.

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