China Synopsis
背靠背，脸对脸
Wang Shuangli is Deputy Director of the local Cultural Centre, and hopes to be appointed Director. However Old Ma is brought in from the country and installed as Director. This starts a long train of events with Wang's cronies using the bureaucracy to try to oust the new director.
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The 1993–1995 China Window
Back to Back, Face to Face holds position #6 of 16 China films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s China Landscape
1994 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 8 titles released, including Back to Back, Face to Face. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (41 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other China films in 1994.
The 53rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 45% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #163 of 946 China films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #101 of 547 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Xi'an Film Studio, Simpson Communication Limited |
| Runtime | 2h 28m |
| Release Date | November 17, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0109235 |