Walking on the Wild Side (2006)

Han Jie’s feature debut draws on his own experiences growing up in a desolate mining district in northern China’s Shanxi province. A Chinese road movie, Walking on the Wild Side charts a young gang’s continuous flights from one kind of trouble to the next. Mirroring the stark and barren landscape, the film relays the grim story of these delinquents’ dreams of liberty and easy money. Played by nonprofessional actors who are real life troublemakers, the film offers a realism that is at once oppressive, cruel, and sympathetic.

Released

2006-03-24

Genres

Drama

Runtime

89 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Han Jie, Han Jie

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 8 votes