Beijing Blues (2012)

5.8/10 • 114 min • Drama Crime

Overview

The unique feature of his film is the actors - they are not professional but celebrities on micro-blogs. Among micro-bloggers in the cast are publisher Zhang Lixian, folk singer Zhou Yunpeng and screenwriter Shi Hang. The film is based on the true story of a Beijing plainclothes policeman named Zhang Huiling, who has been working for more than 10 years in Shuangyushu, a community of Haidian District, Beijing. It depicts the stories of ordinary Chinese people struggling in the metropolis.

Cast

Zhang Lixian

Kong Qianqian

Zhou YunPeng

King of Thieves

Chen Zhengyang

Yu Yang

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