Beijing bastards

Movie
German title	Beijing bastards
Original title	北京 杂种, Běijīng Zázhǒng
Country of production	People's Republic of China
original language	Chinese
Publishing year	1993
length	88 minutes
Rod
Director	Yuan Zhang
script	Cui Jian , Danian Tang
production	Yuan Zhang
music	Cui Jian, Dou Wei , Ha Yong
camera	Jian Zhang
cut	Shuangyuan Feng
occupation
Cui Jian - rock singer Li Wei - Karzi Feihong Yu - Mao Mao

Beijing Bastards ( Chinese  北京 杂种 , Pinyin Běijīng Zázhǒng ) is a 1993 Chinese rock film directed by Zhang Yuan . Chinese rock star Cui Jian played a leading role in the film, which was officially banned by the Chinese government. The film was shot in Beijing .

Beijing Bastards is considered the first film of the so-called sixth generation . Zhang funded the film with money he received for directing music videos .

action

The rock band around Cui Jian loses their rehearsal room in the Karzi club . He has problems himself, however, as his pregnant girlfriend leaves him after an argument in which Karzi tries to persuade her to have an abortion .

However, the film does not have a continuous plot, rather the apolitical life of the young adults, which consists of getting drunk, sex and arguments with one another, is in the foreground. This part of the plot is repeatedly interrupted by rock songs, some of which were incorporated in the style of video clips.

Reviews

TimeOut London writes: Zhang Yuan has a keen sense of the reality of the street and gets close to the kids who make their living by drinking, drugs and quarreling. Not exactly an expressionless generation, but it definitely looks lost.

Awards

At the Locarno International Film Festival , Beijing Bastards was nominated for the Golden Leopard and won in the Special Mention category . The film was also awarded the Jury Prize at the Singapore Film Festival .

Web links

• Beijing Bastards in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Description on the website of Zhang Yuan (Engl.)

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1. ↑ See TimeOut London: Beijing Bastards.