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  • Starring: Hongwei Wang, Tao Zhao
  • Summary: Focusing on a Chinese theatrical troupe in 1979, this film follows a group of performing artists who change with the cultural and political changes in their country.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    100
    One of the richest films of the past decade.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    Expansive and undeniably brilliant.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    After lulling us into a neartorpor, Jia sneaks in one of the most gut-punching endings in recent memory.

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