China, China

2007 0h 19m PT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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China walks towards the Lisbon district of Martim Moniz. In its wake, the children shout: China! China! China will leave at dawn, will fly away. Just wants to be happy. But drinking her own poison without leaving a drop. Sometimes the air is laden with iniquity and purgatory is a kindergarten...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jialiang Chen
Luís Rafael Chen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: João Rui Guerra da Mata
Writers: João Rui Guerra da Mata
Languages: Mandarin, Portuguese
Countries: Portugal

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by João Rui Guerra da Mata, shot by Rui Poças. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rui Mourão 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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Jialiang Chen and Luís Rafael Chen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1037996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

João Rui Guerra da Mata directs. Rui Poças behind the camera. Rui Mourão cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Mandarin, Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Portuguese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by João Rui Guerra da Mata, shot by Rui Poças. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Rui Mourão shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jialiang Chen and Luís Rafael Chen carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1037996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.