Shanghai Dreams


2h 1m 2005

Brief Synopsis

In the 1960s, encouraged by the government, a large number of families left Chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country in order to develop local industry. The film's heroine is nineteen and lives in Guizhou province with her parents and her brother. That's where she has grown up,

Film Details

Also Known As
Qing hong, Qinghong
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Fortissimo Films
Distribution Company
Arp; Curzon Artificial Eye; Imagem Filmes; Teodora Film; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 1m

Synopsis

In the 1960s, encouraged by the government, a large number of families left Chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country in order to develop local industry. The film's heroine is nineteen and lives in Guizhou province with her parents and her brother. That's where she has grown up, where her friends are, where she first experiences love. But her father believes that their future lies in Shanghai. How can they live together when they don't share the same dreams?

Film Details

Also Known As
Qing hong, Qinghong
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Fortissimo Films
Distribution Company
Arp; Curzon Artificial Eye; Imagem Filmes; Teodora Film; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 1m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States January 2006

Released in United States May 2005

Released in United States November 2005

Released in United States September 2005

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 11-22, 2005.

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 19-November 3, 2005.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Time and Tide) January 25-February 5, 2006.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 8-17, 2005.

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 19-November 3, 2005.)

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Time and Tide) January 25-February 5, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.)

Released in United States May 2005 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 11-22, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 8-17, 2005.)

Released in United States November 2005 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asian New Classics) November 3-13, 2005.)