China Synopsis
三峡好人
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
Other Titles From Shanghai Film Studio
The 2005–2007 China Window
Still Life holds position #12 of 58 China films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Still Life premiered alongside 16 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other China films in 2006.
The 148th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
125 audience reviews — more than 79% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Still Life, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- resettlement · 2
- worker · 1
- demolition · 1
- barrage · 1
- china · 127
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #271 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #175 of 547 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shanghai Film Studio, Xstream Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | November 16, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0859765 |