A Beautiful New World

A Beautiful New World 1999 Directed by Shi Runjiu 美丽新世界

A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...

Countries China , Taiwan

Production Countries China , Taiwan

Language Mandarin

Spoken Language Mandarin

Gneres Comedy , Drama

Production Companies Xi'an Film Studio , Imar Film Co., Ltd.

Release Date 19 February 1999

97 mins