China Synopsis
龙哥
Documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao examines the complicated relationship between two drug addicts who become dealers over the course of three years. Shot in the city of Guangzhou, the film offers a rare look into China's unknown heroin subculture.
The 2006–2008 China Window
In the crowded 2006-2008 China release window, Using sits at #41 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Using premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.
The 174th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Using, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- self-destruction · 3
- guangzhou · 2
- codependency · 2
- heroin addict · 1
- dysfunctional relationship · 1
- drug deal · 1
- poverty · 24
- drug dealer · 13
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #673 of 946 China films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #48 of 52 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | December 31, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1677711 |