Beijing Bicycle

"One bicycle, two lives."

2001 1h 53m ZH

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 88

Drama

Synopsis

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A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.

“One bicycle, two lives.”

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Cast

Cui Lin
Guo Liangui
Li Bin
Jian
Zhou Xun
Qin
Gao Yuanyuan
Xiao
Zhao Yiwei
Father
Pang Yan
Mother
Zhou Fangfei
Rongrong
Xie Jian
Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wang Xiaoshuai
Writers: Peggy Chiao, Hsu Hsiao-Ming, Tang Danian
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China, France, Taiwan

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: China, France, Taiwan.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, shot by Liu Jie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Wang Feng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hsiao Ju-kuan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cui Lin and Li Bin and Zhou Xun carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One bicycle, two lives.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wang Xiaoshuai directs. Liu Jie behind the camera. Wang Feng scores. Hsiao Ju-kuan cuts. Produced in China, France, Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: China, France, Taiwan.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, shot by Liu Jie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Wang Feng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hsiao Ju-kuan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cui Lin and Li Bin and Zhou Xun carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "One bicycle, two lives.".
9IMDB entry: tt0276501 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.