The High Life
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Synopsis
Young con artist Jian Ming makes a living in Guangzhou, China pretending to help migrants from rural areas find jobs. In reality, he just takes their money. Learning classical Chinese opera on the side, Jian Ming arranges for an innocent young woman to work in a hair salon, but these establishments are frequently fronts for prostitution in Chinese cities. Jian Ming feels responsible when the local gang boss takes Xiao Ya for a sex worker with violent results. Moving into pyramid selling schemes, Jian Ming is busted by the police and ends up in prison. At this point, the focus shifts onto an unusual prison guard Dian Qiu who forces the inmates to recite, out loud, his sexually and politically subversive poetry.
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Zhao Dayong
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Limited Release in United States Summer June 20, 2011
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (New Directors Feature Competition)
Released in United States 2011 (New Directors/Out of Competition)
Limited Release in United States Summer June 20, 2011 (New York City)
