Ren xiao yao

Name: Ren xiao yao
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2003-01-22
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Wei Wei Zhao, Qiong Wu, Tao Zhao, Qing Feng Zhou, Hongwei Wang

IMDb ID: tt0318025 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.8 (2,804 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

Two unemployed Chinese teenagers have trouble resisting the temptations of the Western world.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Unknown Pleasures (English)
Germany: Unknown Pleasures
United Kingdom: Unknown Pleasures
Italy: Unknown Pleasures
United States: Unknown Pleasures
World-wide: Unknown Pleasures (English)
Canada: Plaisirs inconnus (French)
France: Plaisirs inconnus
Japan: Ao no inazuma
Hungary: Ismeretlen örömök
Serbia: Neznana zadovoljstva
Poland: Nieznane rozkosze
Uruguay: Placeres desconocidos (original subtitled version)
Brazil: Prazeres Desconhecidos
Greece: Άγνωστες απολαύσεις
Russia: Неизведанные радости
Hong Kong: 任消遙 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 任逍遙
China: 任逍遥 (Mandarin)
Japan: 青の稲妻 (Japanese)
Placeres desconocidosContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2003-01-22Runtime112 minutesMetascore61IMDb Popularity0User Reviews24Critic Reviews45Countries / RegionsChina
Japan
South Korea
FranceLanguagesMandarin
EnglishKeywordsyouth
china
teenager
contemplative cinema
cell phoneFilming LocationsDatong, Shanxi, ChinaProduction CompaniesE-Pictures
Hu Tong Communications
Lumen FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318025/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0318025.jpgUpdated At2026-01-11T10:52:45

Directors

Zhangke Jia

Writers

Zhangke Jia

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Wei Wei Zhao | Character: Bin Bin
Actor: Qiong Wu | Character: Xiao Ji
Actor: Tao Zhao | Character: Qiao Qiao
Actor: Qing Feng Zhou | Character: Yuan Yuan
Actor: Hongwei Wang | Character: Xiao Wu
Actor: Ru Bai | Character: Bin Bin's mother
Actor: Xi An Liu | Character: Xiao Ji's father
Actor: Shou Lin Xu | Character: Sister Zhu
Actor: Dao Xiao | Character: Mr. Ren
Actor: Zi Ying | Character: Concubine
Actor: Zhubin Li | Character: Qiao San
Actor: Min Liu | Character: Policeman
Actor: Ai Jun Ren | Character: The Hairdresser
Actor: Limin Wang | Character: The Karaoke Customer
Actor: Zhangke Jia | Character: Man singing in street
Actor: Juan Antonio Samaranch | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Zhangke Jia | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Zhangke Jia | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shôzô Ichiyama | Role: Producer
Name: Chow Keung | Role: Producer
Name: Kit Ming Li | Role: Producer
Name: Masayuki Mori | Role: Producer
Name: Fumiko Osaka | Role: Producer
Name: Hengameh Panahi | Role: Producer
Name: Yûji Sadai | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Yi | Role: Producer
Name: Nelson Lik-wai Yu | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Nelson Lik-wai Yu | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Chow Keung | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Liang Jingdong | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Liang Jingdong | Role: Art Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Bing Han | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yang Zhang | Role: Sound Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Serge Anthony | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Rayns | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318025/videogallery/

Release Schedule

France: May 23, 2002 (Cannes Film Festival)
Canada: September 6, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 29, 2002 (New York Film Festival)
United States: October 11, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
South Korea: November 2002 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Greece: November 13, 2002 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Japan: December 2, 2002 (Tokyo FILMeX)
France: January 22, 2003
Netherlands: January 23, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Japan: February 1, 2003 (Tokyo)
Serbia: March 8, 2003 (Belgrade Film Festival)
United States: March 26, 2003 (New York City, New York)
Denmark: March 29, 2003 (NatFilm Festival)
Singapore: April 2003 (Singapore International Film Festival)
Turkey: April 12, 2003 (Istanbul Film Festival)
Greece: May 16, 2003
Poland: July 2003 (New Horizons Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 11, 2003
Belgium: July 23, 2003
Netherlands: November 13, 2003
Italy: July 30, 2004 (TV premiere)
Hong Kong: May 2005 (French May: A Brave New World of Jia Zhang Ke)
Hungary: April 21, 2006 (TV premiere)
Uruguay: October 4, 2008 (Escuela de Cinematografía)
Taiwan: March 16, 2014

Awards

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