I Wish I Knew

I Wish I Knew

"Shanghai, a fast-changing metropolis, a port city where people come and go. Shanghai has hosted all kinds of people – revolutionaries, capitalists, politicians, soldiers, artists, and gangsters. Shanghai has also hosted revolutions, assassinations, love stories. After the Chinese Communists' victory in 1949, thousands of Shanghaiers left for Hong Kong and Taiwan. To leave meant being separated from home for thirty years; to stay meant suffering through the Cultural Revolution and China's other political disasters." Quoting the synopsis from the 2010 Cannes Film Festival site.

quick facts
Release date:May 16, 2010
Directed by:Jia Zhangke
Runtime:138 Minutes
Producer:Tianyun Wang, Yu Lik-wai, Meg Jin, Lin Ye, Xiong Yong
Editor:Jia Zhang, Zhang Jia
Music by:Lim Giong
Cinematography:Yu Lik-wai
Screenplay by:Jia Zhangke

Cast of I Wish I Knew

Fang Xie
Fang Xie
Chunhua Zhu
Born:1935
Age:77
Cai-gen Xu
Cai-gen Xu
Jin Shui
Yindi Cao
Yindi Cao
Yuehong Xing

Film director of I Wish I Knew

Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke
Born: 1970
Age: 42

Jia Zhangke is a Chinese film director. He is generally regarded as a leading figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhang Yuan. Jia's early films, a loose trilogy based in his home province of Shanxi, were made...
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Music contributors for I Wish I Knew

Lim Giong
Lim Giong

Lim Giong is a musician, artist, DJ, composer, songwriter, music producer, music director and also an actor. Now, he is a leading figure on the...
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Filming locations for I Wish I Knew

New York City
New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population of the People's Republic of China and the largest city proper by population in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities of the PRC, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010. It is a global city, with influence in...
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. For a full...
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