Unknown Pleasures
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- Synopsis
- Unknown Pleasures takes place in China, in the small city of Datong, in 2001, where disaffected teenagers look for any kind of excitement to enliven their dreary existence....
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- Starring
- Zhao Tao, Zhao Wei Wei, Wu Qiong, Zhou Qing Feng, Wang Hong Wei
- Director(s)
- Jia Zhang Ke
- Distributor(s)
- New Yorker
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 113 min.
Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites
Much like his overrated 2000 opus "Platform," Unknown Pleasures spends more energy fussing over the backdrop than on the poor souls languishing in the fore, who have little to do but wander aimlessly and symbolically as life passes them by.Read the full review
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
Perhaps the world doesn't need another picture on disaffected youth, but Pleasures is about more than alienation.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | C.W. NeviusAdd Critic to Favorites
The story goes nowhere...We don't understand the motivation of the characters. Read the full review
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