Xiao Wu
aka Pickpocket
First screened in December 2024

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Director: Jia Zhangke. Cast: Wang Hongwei, Hao Hongjian, Zuo Baitao, Ma Jinrei, Liu Junying, Liang Yonghao, An Qunyan, Jiang Dongdong, Zhao Long. Screenplay: Jia Zhangke.

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Photo © 1997 Hu Tong Communications / Radiant Advertising Company

In Brief: A spiky, edgy character study turned furtive quasi-romance turned larger social study, with rough-hewn finesse throughout.

VOR: ⑤  Eloquent shifts in emphasis, later a Jia trademark. Refreshingly breaks from stoutly urban or rural environs. Landmark of Chinese cinema.

Grade: A–

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