Film

This Is Sanlitun

2013 1 h 35 min
81%
Note du public7 votes sur TMDB

“China is like a beer, if you don't like the taste you can just keep drinking”

British sad sack Gary is a failed entrepreneur who has just arrived in Beijing's stylish Sanlitun district, allegedly to start a business. There are other reasons why he has uprooted himself — he's followed his ex-wife and young son, for one — but he soon finds out that China isn't the easiest place to succeed. Blissfully untouched by self-awareness, and only fitfully in tune with reality, Gary sallies forth to make money, armed with faith in himself and little to no knowledge of Chinese culture. He soon hooks up with Frank, a trust-fund kid from Australia who offers to mentor Gary in Eastern ways, although Frank's pedagogical method is restricted to yelling at Gary for being a Westerner and not being as "Chinese" as him.

Scénario
Carlos Ottery
Réalisation
Róbert I. Douglas
Statut
Sorti
Sortie
10/09/2013
Langue originale
Anglais

Distribution principale

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#city portrait#delusion#male friendship#love letter#mockumentary#slice of life#beijing, china#modern china#expatriate#great wall of china#cultural conflict#modern life#deadpan