I Wish I Knew
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Jia Zhangke
Actors: Cao Yindi, Chen Danqing, Han Han, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Lim Giong, Ming-yi Fei, Rebecca Pan, Toon Wang, Wei Wei, Zhao Tao
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