MAN-YAN
PIRATED COPY
All over China, in the city and the countryside, you can find illegal DVDs and video cassettes of well-known Western feature films. People acquire their knowledge of films from these pirate versions and so far there hasnt been a single feature film to focus on this phenomenon. He Jianjun, best known for his unusual narrative technique and calm, atmospherically lit feature films about contemporary Chinese life, here skilfully uses the DV camera. The stories are set during a cold winter in Beijing. The people selling illegal DVDs are everywhere: in shopping centres, on viaducts, around the bars, and at the university. The film follows a variety of characters related to their favorite films. The illegal DVDs, it becomes apparent, open up a road to a new and unknown world for the characters, one that is even able to change their lives.
- Yu Bo - Shen Ming
- Zi Qi - Mei
- Hu Xiaoguang
- Wan Chang
- Zhan Guogang
- Cui Zi'en
- He Jianjun
- Yuan Deqiang
- Liu Shenshen
- Gao Bojie
- Baolu
- Su Fang
- Zhang Yun
Shan Dong Bing R 411, Ximen, Jia 31 Xindejie, Xichengqu Beijing 100088, PRC T 86 138 013 383 96 johnshan@vip.sina.com
