24 City

2008 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,457 VOTES · DIR. Jia Zhang-ke

24 City poster

Overview

As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,060 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:26 Chengfa Group
00:08:11 Then Master Wang said: "Xiao He
00:13:02 Have I changed?
00:17:23 I was one of the first to arrive.
00:21:21 How many in your own family?
00:23:49 "Let's eat!"
00:26:30 I earn some money and have something to do.
00:35:09 the bank set up a desk at the factory gate.
00:38:42 My husband suggested that I rest for a while.
00:41:41 it was like an army bugle.
00:48:25 We were proud of the factory.
00:51:01 I found my parents making little white paper flowers.
00:53:48 When she gave me the ice popsicle
01:01:09 He's been everywhere and tasted everything.
01:05:38 We say "an elephant in the stomach of a sparrow".
01:08:58 Then it went even further.
01:12:07 Soon enough, everyone was talking
01:15:25 but I'm not a "reject" either.
01:23:12 Over here.
01:26:21 You'd been a student.
01:34:34 Things we have thought and done
01:40:42 I met him on a plane.
01:43:48 my permanent residence document.
01:48:46 Poem by Wan Xia

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,060
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:48:46

Production Record

DirectorJia Zhang-ke
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes2,457