Unknown Pleasures

2002 · directed by Jia Zhangke

Rating

65/100

Hit

no

Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.

Unknown Pleasures (2002), directed by Jia Zhangke, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Wei Wei Zhao
• Zhao Tao
• Qiong Wu
• Feng Qing
• Wang Hongwei
• Ru Bai
• Xi An Liu
• Shou Lin Xu
• Dao Xiao
• Zi Ying

Crew

• Nelson Yu Lik-wai — Director of Photography
• Chow Keung — Editor
• 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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