''Extras'' () is a 2001

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Chinese documentary film by director Zhu Chuanming. The documentary has been seen as tinged with social criticism in its observation of the lives and dreams of China's poorly paid film extras.Paul G.. Pickowicz, Yingjin Zhang ''From underground to independent: alternative film culture in contemporary China'' 2006 Page 95 "All the subversion inherent in the film Extras, and in the very existence of these extras themselves, is summed up nicely in that incident: these people encroach upon the glory of a popular culture that is perhaps the most powerful authority in .."

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