A Beautiful New World
A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...
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A Beautiful New World
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 19, 1999
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
User Score
57%
Original Title
美丽新世界
Production Companies
Imar Film Co., Ltd., Xi'an Film Studio
Director
Shi Runjiu
Description
A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...