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Still Life (PG)

Jia Zhangke�s subtle drama, winner of the Golden Lion in Venice in 2006, shows a China where life is anything but still. Han, a coal miner from Shanxi province, has arrived in the Three Gorges region to look for his estranged wife. Shen, a nurse, is trying to find her husband.

Star rating: *** Dir: Jia Zhangke With: Zhao Tao, Han Sanming Jia Zhangke's subtle drama, winner of the Golden Lion in Venice in 2006, shows a China where life is anything but still.