So Close to Paradise
1998 Chinese film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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So Close to Paradise (Chinese: 扁担·姑娘) is a 1998 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, a member of Chinese cinema's so-called Sixth Generation. It is alternatively known by the English title Ruan's Song or by its original Chinese title, The Girl From Vietnam (Chinese: 越南來的姑娘; pinyin: Yuènán láide gūniáng).[1] The film was a coproduction of the Beijing Film Studio, and Beijing Jin Die Yingshi Yishu, as such, it is Wang's first major film production within the Chinese studio system.[2] The film's literal title, The Pole-Carrier and the Girl, refers to two of the main characters played by Shi Yu and Wang Tong.
So Close to Paradise | |
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Traditional Chinese | 扁擔·姑娘 |
Simplified Chinese | 扁担·姑娘 |
Literal meaning | shoulder-pole [carrier], girl |
Hanyu Pinyin | biǎndān, gūniáng |
Directed by | Wang Xiaoshuai |
Written by | Wang Xiaoshuai Pang Ming |
Produced by | Han Sanping Tian Zhuangzhuang |
Starring | Wang Tong Shi Yu Guo Tao Wu Tao |
Cinematography | Yang Tao |
Edited by | Liu Fang Yang Hong Yu |
Music by | Liu Lin |
Distributed by | United States: Cinema Village Features Hong Kong: Edko Films Worldwide: Fortissimo Films |
Release dates | Hong Kong: December 10, 1998 United States: March 9, 2001 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
The film follows two migrants, Dong Zi and Gao Ping, as they travel through Wuhan's underground and in the process kidnap a nightclub singer.[3]