Walking on the Wild Side

Overview

Han Jie’s feature debut draws on his own experiences growing up in a desolate mining district in northern China’s Shanxi province. A Chinese road movie, Walking on the Wild Side charts a young gang’s continuous flights from one kind of trouble to the next. Mirroring the stark and barren landscape, the film relays the grim story of these delinquents’ dreams of liberty and easy money. Played by nonprofessional actors who are real life troublemakers, the film offers a realism that is at once oppressive, cruel, and sympathetic.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 24, 2006

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

mandarin

Countries

China, France

Production

Xstream Pictures,Les Petites Lumieres,Xstream Pictures, Les Petites Lumieres

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0495135