Beijing Bicycle

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Beijing Bicycle
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PG13,1hr 53min
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January 25, 2002
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Synopsis: A young man from rural China struggles to make good in Beijing in this drama, which suggests an updated and relocated variation on the neorealist classic Ladri di Biciclette. Guei (Cui Lin) is a teenager who arrives in the big city looking for work; he and a handful of other youngsters are hired as bicycle messengers, with their employer giving them new mountain bikes under the condition that they're paid ten yuan for each message they deliver, and the bicycles are theirs once they've made 58 trips. ... Full Synopsis
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With this masterful, flawless film, Xiaoshuai emerges in the front ranks of China's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers. Full Review
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61
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Guei
Jian
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