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    Chicken Poets

    94'

    2002-04-01

    6.9

    Drama

    Overview:

    Yun Fei, a young poet, seeks the advice of an old university friend who lives in the Beijing suburbs, discovering that his friend has gone into business breeding black chickens. Discouraged about his future as a poet, Yun Fei starts a relationship with a colorblind young girl who encourages him to persevere. But even this new relationship is not enough to inspire him to write. It’s at this point that he buys a pirated record whose magical powers bring him the success he’s longed for. However, sudden fame does not seem to solve everything. The first film of Beijing theatre director Meng Jing Hui, Chicken Poets is an insightful and poetic look at materialism and the younger generation in China.

    Writing廖一梅DirectingMeng Jinghui

    Cast

    3

    Fangfang

    Qin Hailu

    2

    Ouyang Yunfei

    Chen Jianbin

    2

    Chen Xiaoyang

    Liao Fan

    2

    Xiao Guo

    Chen Minghao

    2

    Li Naiwen

    1

    Dr. Hu

    Zheng Qianlong

    2

    Salesman

    Wang Jinsong

    1

    Salesman

    Zhou Xun

    2

    Cop

    Li Hongtao

    1

    Cop

    Ding Xiaohan

    2

    Advertising girl

    Wu Yue

    1

    Zhai Xiaoxing

    1

    Huang Mao

    Tang Xu

    2

    Tu Songyan

    1

    戴明宇

    1

    Wang Dongxiu

    Wu Xu

    1

    Fu Weibo

    1

    Host

    Hu Ziwei

    1

    Host

    张越

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. China
    • List of languages:
      1. Mandarin
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 7
      2. Popularity: 1.353
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:像鸡毛一样飞

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