''This Is Sanlitun'' is a 2013
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Róbert Ingi Douglas
Róbert Ingi Douglas (born 4 June 1973, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who made his feature film debut with ''Íslenski draumurinn'' (2000). That film became a sleeper hit in the summer of 2000 becom ...
and starring Carlos Ottery. It is a co-production between China, Iceland and Ireland. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2013 Toronto International Film Festival
The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. '' The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and '' Life of Crime'' was the closing film. 75 films were ...
.
Plot
The film is a
mockumentary about Gary, a British man, arriving in
Beijing
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to set up a business and reconnect with his ex-wife.
Cast
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Carlos Ottery as Gary
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Christopher Loton as Frank
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Ai Wan
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as Lin
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Cromwell Cheung as Wang Ke
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David Kenneth Vaughan as Jonathan Taylor-Sharpe
References
External links
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2013 films
2010s mockumentary films
Chinese comedy films
Irish comedy films
English-language Icelandic films
English-language Irish films
English-language Chinese films
Films set in Beijing
Expatriates
Icelandic comedy films
2013 comedy films
2010s English-language films
2010s Mandarin-language films
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