A Beautiful New World

美丽新世界

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...

Director

Shi Runjiu

Screenplay

Shi Runjiu

Screenplay

Liu Fendou

Status

Released

Release date

19/02/1999

Original language

Chinese