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also known as You Zhong
Beijing Flickers2012
San Bao is a young man left behind by Beijing's fabulous new wealth, having just lost his job, his apartment and the woman he loves (who's left him for a richer man). Even Happiness, his dog, has run away from him. Lovelorn, self-destructive and desperately aimless, San Bao nevertheless has moments of euphoria amid his own despair, as he roams the sleek, shifting city with other soulful, cash-poor dreamers and misfits. Such heavenly losers form the vital spirit of Beijing in acclaimed director Zhang Yuan's gorgeously gritty, angst-ridden portrait of youthful disaffection and perseverance in the teeth of heartbreak, ruthless inequality and unfeeling ambition.
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- Bowen Duan - San Bao
- Wenwen Han
- Xiaofeng Li - Youzi
- Yulai Lu - Wang Ming
- Shi Shi
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On the whole an okay movie but the plot line veers into the realm of the improbable at times.