Lost in Beijing (2007) on Netflix
Liu Pingguo, a foot masseuse in Beijing, and her husband An Kun are migrants from China's northeast. Her boss Lin Dong's pass at her turns violent, and An Kun sees it.
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Plot summary
Liu Pingguo and An Kun came to Beijing from China's northeast for work. They live in a rundown apartment; she gives foot massages at the Golden Basin, a parlor owned by Lin Dong, a businessman from Guangdong, and An Kun washes windows. Lin Dong's wife Wang Mei practices Chinese medicine and cannot have children, which strains the marriage. One night, after Pingguo's friend Xiao Mei is dismissed for attacking a customer, the two women drink and Pingguo passes out in an empty office at the parlor. Lin Dong's advance becomes a rape. An Kun, washing the windows above, sees it, and begins demanding money from Lin Dong. An Kun also approaches Wang Mei. When Pingguo learns she is pregnant, Lin Dong proposes a bargain over the child.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lost in Beijing (2007)
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- China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television banned Lost in Beijing in January 2008, saying the filmmakers had put deleted scenes online, promoted the film inappropriately and screened it without permission in Berlin. It also barred production company Laurel Films and director Li Yu from filmmaking for two years.
- Chinese censors would let Lost in Beijing screen in Berlin only if a further fifteen minutes were cut, among them scenes of China's national flag, Tiananmen Square and a Mercedes-Benz driving through a pothole. Berlin organizers instead screened an apparently uncut version at both screenings.
SPOILER
The version of Lost in Beijing released briefly in China cut nearly 20 minutes, among them Elaine Jin's character's affair with Tong Dawei's younger man as revenge for her husband, references to prostitution, and the murder of masseuse Xiao Mei.
