The World

2004 · directed by Jia Zhangke

Rating

73/100

Hit

no

At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.

The World (2004), directed by Jia Zhangke, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Zhao Tao
• Cheng Taishen
• Jue Jing
• Jiang Zhongwei
• Wang Hongwei
• Liang Jingdong
• Huang Yiqun
• Shuai Ji
• Wan Xiang
• Alla Shcherbakova

Crew

• Nelson Yu Lik-wai — Director of Photography
• Kong Jinlei — Editor
• Lim Giong — Original Music Composer
• Jia Zhangke — Writer

More from Jia Zhangke

1. Pickpocket (1997) — 84/100 · hit
2. Ash Is Purest White (2018) — 79/100
3. Still Life (2006) — 78/100
4. A Touch of Sin (2013) — 77/100
5. Caught by the Tides (2024) — 77/100
6. 24 City (2008) — 75/100

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