No. 89 Shimen Road

Building on his acclaimed documentary Nostalgia, which commemorated the now-demolished neighborhoods of Shanghai, Shu Haolun’s No. 89 Shimen Road is his first dramatic feature. It is a coming-of-age story that “vividly resurrects the experience of social and cultural awakening in China during the 1980s. Shu weaves a tapestry of memory using multiple devices, including still photography, richly textured cinematography, and an elaborately recreated milieu of local characters” (Icarus Films).