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Paigu

Liu Gaoming

Release year: 2005

Run time: 106 mins

Film type: Documentary

Synopsis

The story talks about a junior high graduate named Paigu. He is from Jiangxi, making a living by selling pirated DVDS in city. It is rather cynical that he has rich knowledge on those masterpieces he sells. However, he has never seen one, because he does not understand those "artistic films" at all. He loves the popular drama, and dreams of true romance in his life, although he talks to himself to repel the vision. For those coming from villages without any education background like him, he believes it is impossible.

 

Director biography

GAO Ming is a screenwriter, director and designer. His work has been exhibited around the world. In 2007, he released the short film A Song, which screened at the Asiatica Film Festival in Rome. His feature film Damp Season has its world premiere at IFFR 2020.