Platform (2000)
Original title: Zhantai
Languages: Mandarin, Shanxi
Synopsis
Set in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, the film focuses on a group of amateur theatre troupe performers whose fate mirrors that of the general population in China as massive socio-economic changes sweep across the mainland. The film commences in 1979 with the troupe performing numbers idolizing Mao Zedong, ending in the '80s when the shows reflect the strong Western influences pervading China, covering a decade in which China saw tremendous changes.
Rankings Position
#15 Best Hong Kong Movies of all time
#18 Best Chinese Movies of all time
Awards
2000: Venice Film Festival: Official Selection
2001: BAFICI: Best Film