Italy / Sep 03, 2007 / Venice Film Festival
1h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Observations of three varied corners of China’s garment industry: workers in a large-scale production line factory; a designer who rallies against the mass-machine-production of clothes and has created the eponymous hand-made collection called ‘Useless’ (Wuyong) for Paris Fashion Week; and finally the simple life of increasingly out-of-work tailors in small town Fengdang.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 无用 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, Français, 普通话, English |
| Production countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | China Film Association, Mixmind Art and Design Company, Xstream Pictures |
| Release date | 6 febbraio 2008 |
| Executive producer | Chow Keung, Mao Jihong, Kang Jianmin |
| Production | Nelson Yu Lik-wai, Zhang Dong, Shu Lei, Ma Ning, Zhao Tao |
| Editing | Zhang Jia, Chen Pei, Duan Wei |
| Cinematography | Jia Zhangke, Nelson Yu Lik-wai, Tian Li, Kubbie Tsoi, Ge Yinghan, Han Jie, Shu Lei, Enrico Dagnino |
| Assistant directors | Han Jie, Chen Rui, Jia Zhangke |
| Lighting | Zhang Guang Yu |
| Camera operators | Tian Li, Jia Zhangke, Nelson Yu Lik-wai, Kubbie Tsoi, Ge Yinghan, Han Jie, Shu Lei, Enrico Dagnino |
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| Additional photography | Jia Zhangke, Nelson Yu Lik-wai, Tian Li, Kubbie Tsoi, Ge Yinghan, Han Jie, Shu Lei, Enrico Dagnino |
| Music | Lim Giong, Zhang Yang, Ren Jiajia, Si Zhonglin, Liu Tao, Wu Jianxun, Shen Jianqin |
| Sound | Zhang Yang, Lim Giong, Ren Jiajia, Si Zhonglin, Liu Tao, Wu Jianxun, Shen Jianqin |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 08, 2007 / Toronto International Film Festival
Hong Kong / Oct 10, 2007 / Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
United States / Oct 13, 2007 / New York Film Festival
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Brazil / Oct 30, 2007 / São Paulo International Film Festival
Japan / Nov 17, 2007 / Tokyo FILMeX
Sweden / Feb 01, 2008 / Göteborg International Film Festival
Serbia / Feb 27, 2008 / Belgrade Film Festival
Poland / May 13, 2008 / Planete Doc Review
Germany / Dec 04, 2008 / Around the World in 14 Films Festival
China / Apr 20, 2017 / West Lake International Documentary Festival
Theatrical release
France / Feb 06, 2008
South Korea / May 22, 2008 / 12
Brazil / Jan 16, 2009
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