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Lost in Beijing

LI Yu

China2007 112min 35mm color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Every year, China's turbulent economic expansion tempts thousands of impoverished peasants to the prosperous region surrounding the capital of Beijing. Liu Ping Guo and her husband An Kun are one of them. Liu Ping Guo works as a masseuse at Gold Basin Foot Massage Palace owned by Lin Dong and his wife. During a party, Liu Ping Guo drinks too much. Taking advantage of her drunken state, Lin Dong rapes her. When Liu Ping Guo become pregnant, her husband suspects Lin Dong to be the father.

Diretor

LI Yu

Born in 1973 in China, she started working at a local TV station at the age of 16. After moving to Beijing, she began making documentaries. In the year of 2000, she made her feature film debut, Jin Nian Wia Tian