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San Bao is a young man left behind by Beijing\u2019s fabulous new wealth, having just lost his job, his apartment and the woman he loves (who\u2019s left him for a richer man). Even Happiness, his dog, has run away from him. Lovelorn, self-destructive and desperately aimless, San Bao nevertheless has moments of euphoria amid his own despair, as he roams the sleek, shifting city with other soulful, cash-poor dreamers and misfits. Such heavenly losers form the vital spirit of Beijing in acclaimed director Zhang Yuan\u2019s gorgeously gritty, angst-ridden portrait of youthful disaffection and perseverance in the teeth of heartbreak, ruthless inequality and unfeeling ambition.<\/p>\n

Director: Zhang Yuan
\nChina
\nMandarin, with subtitles in English<\/p>\n

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