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Directed by Jia Zhangke

Xiao Shan Going Home

1h 1m

Directed by Jia Zhangke • 1995 • China
Starring Wang Hongwei, Dong Shuzhe, Yao Sheng

Jia Zhangke’s raw yet revelatory student film—in many ways a precursor to his debut feature XIAO WU—stars his frequent on-screen alter ego Wang Hongwei as a young, aimless cook drifting through encounters in Beijing as he attempts to make his way back to his hometown.

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