Sorry Baby

"never-ending"

1999 1h 35m ZH

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 35

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Synopsis

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The film tells of the attempts made by a Beijing van driver to obtain his wage arrears from travel agency boss even to the point of kidnapping the latter's Singaporean girlfriend (Jacklyn Wu).

“never-ending”

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Cast

Ge You
Han Dong
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Liu Xiao Yun
Fu Biao
Ruan Dawei
He Bing
Wei's Friend
Wang Zhonglei
Wei's Friend
Zhang Hanyu
Wei's Friend
Sun Honglei
Drunk Man
Liu Wei
Mental Hospital Group Leader

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Feng Xiaogang
Writers: Tie Jun Bai, Wang Xiaozhu
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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1 / 8

ERA

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Feng Xiaogang's Trilogy of New Year's Comedies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ge You and Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien and Fu Biao carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "never-ending".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0276329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Feng Xiaogang directs. San Bao scores. Zhou Ying cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Feng Xiaogang's Trilogy of New Year's Comedies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by San Bao. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Zhou Ying shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ge You and Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien and Fu Biao carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "never-ending".
8IMDB entry: tt0276329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.