Shanghai, a fast-changing metropolis, a port city where people come and go. Eighteen locals, including film director Hou Hsiao-Hsien, ex-soldiers and criminals, recall their lives. Their personal experiences, like eighteen chapters of a novel, tell stories of Shanghai from the 1930s to 2010.
Marrying city symphony to historical interrogation, Jia Zhangke examines the film industry’s role in the shifting fortunes of Shanghai. With a structuring device that sees actor Zhao Tao roaming local neighborhoods, I Wish I Knew is an oral history of an economic center in a permanent state of flux.
Not showing in any country now
You currently have access to only 643 films in the United States selection.
You're missing out on 1755 more films, you can get immediate access to these via a VPN subscription.
We've partnered with NordVPN to get you 70% off on your subscription. Get yours now!
Mathieu Amalric, 2010, France
Sebastian Dehnhardt, 2011, Germany
Pere Portabella, 2003, Spain
Maria Helene Bertino,Dario Castelli,Alessandro Gagliardo, 2011, Italy
Petri Luukkainen, 2012, Finland
Pere Portabella, 1971, Spain
Claude Lanzmann, 2013, France
Mario Ruspoli,Chris Marker, 1972, France
Ignacio Masllorens, 2011, Argentina
Jean Painlevé, 1947, France
