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Still Life

2006·1h 51m·Unrated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
8,080 votes
Metascore
81
Metacritic

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

Still Life is a 2006 drama movie directed by Jia Zhang-ke, starring Lizhen Ma, Tao Zhao, Sanming Han. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 8,080 votes and runs 1h 51m.

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Director
Jia Zhang-ke
Stars
Lizhen Ma
Tao Zhao
Sanming Han
Zhou Lan
Details
2006-11-16
111 min
Movie
Unrated
★ Hong Kong, China
★ Mandarin
Keywords
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