24 City
Drama
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2008
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As 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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Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
27 Sep 2008
Country:
CN, JP
Languages:
Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The film takes on an operatic feel, moving between euphoria for the new and lament for the lost.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
29 Apr 2010
fresh:
The director has an exquisite eye that keeps getting stronger and subtler. He trusts that beauty is vagueness's alluring upside.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
20 Aug 2009
rotten:
24 City won't change the minds of detractors -- it is his most painfully slow yet -- but it might change the minds of his supporters, including this critic, for Jia attempts something that is, in the end, unforgivable.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
31 Jul 2009
fresh:
The result is surprisingly engrossing -- even lively, due in part to brief musical numbers inserted amid the interviews.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
5 Jun 2009
fresh:
Mr. Jia is an artist, one of the most interesting filmmakers working anywhere in the world, and he made his film to bear witness to a way of life while witnesses could still be found.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
5 Jun 2009