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I Wish I Knew

2010-07-022h 5mDocumentary / History6.6/10TMDB · 24 votes

Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.

The world, in frames.

Stills, posters, and artwork in every language.

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Directed byJia Zhangke

Original languageMandarin

Original release2010-07-02

ProductionChina

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The people behind the picture.

Zhao TaoSelf

Chen DanqingSelf

Hou Hsiao-hsienSelf

Wang TungSelf

Wei WeiSelf

Rebecca PanSelf

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Han HanSelf Lim GiongSelf Ming-yi FeiSelf Cao YindiYuehong Xing Hsin-i ChangSelf Mei-Ru DuSelf

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