| Useless | |
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| Directed by | Jia Zhangke |
| Written by | Jia Zhangke |
| Produced by | Yu Lik-wai Zhao Tao Youyishanren |
| Starring | Ma Ke |
| Narrated by | Alvaro Carrascosa |
| Cinematography | Yu Lik-wai Jia Zhangke |
| Edited by | Zhang Jia |
| Music by | Lim Giong |
| Distributed by | International: Memento Films International |
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| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanxi, French, English |
Useless (simplified Chinese: 无用; traditional Chinese: 無用; pinyin: wú yòng) is a 2007 documentary film directed by Jia Zhangke. It is Jia's second full-length documentary film after 2006's Dong. The film follows China's fashion and clothing industry. The film was produced by Jia Zhangke's own Xstream Pictures, in association with the China Film Association and the Mixmind Art and Design Company.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10.
References
- Film-documentaire.fr. "Jia Zhang-ke". www.film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- "Useless". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- "Useless – Films". Visions du Réel. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- "Useless (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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