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Watch TrailerAs a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 二十四城记 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Country | China, Japan |
| Genre | Drama, Documentary |
| Director | Jia Zhangke |
| Runtime | 108 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.0/10 (61 votes) |
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Jia Zhangke constructs the film as a series of confessional monologues, relying on a documentary framework while blending in staged elements. He explores the mechanics of collective memory, where personal narratives merge into national biography, and quiet voices form a requiem for an entire industrial age.
What lingers after viewing is a spectral presence—as if the walls of the demolished workshops still cast a shadow on the gleaming facades of the new China. This is cinematic archaeology of a lost time. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jia Zhangke
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Watch in a quiet evening, allowing yourself to sink into the slow rhythm of remembrance.
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