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The High Life

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A scam artist tricks the unemployed into paying him to find them jobs; a prison guard forces female inmates to read poetry to him.

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Nicolas Rapold Village Voice 09/26/2012
Zhao's film faithfully rotates among these indifferently acted representatives of contemporary China but still feels halfhearted. Go to Full Review Diego Semerene Slant Magazine 06/23/2011
2.5/4
The High Life paints a portrait, sometimes tainted by art-house film affectations, of an urban hell in which men are despicable when powerful and depressingly impotent when not. Go to Full Review Mike Hale New York Times 06/20/2011
2.5/5
An awkward mash-up of what feel like two completely different movies. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Zhao Dayong

Director

Qiu Hong

Actor

Liu Yanfei

Actor

Dian Qui

Actor

Shen Shaoqiu

Actor

Su Qingyi

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Movie Info

Synopsis A scam artist tricks the unemployed into paying him to find them jobs; a prison guard forces female inmates to read poetry to him.
Director
Zhao Dayong
Producer
David L. Bandurski
Screenwriter
Zhao Dayong
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 33m