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...

Director: Shi Runjiu

Cast: Jiang Wu, Tao Hong, Richie Jen, Wu Bai, Tong Zhengwei, Lin Dongfu, Lei Cheng, Niu Ben

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