Beijing Blues
2012, Chinese. Directed by Gao Qunshu.
The unique feature of his film is the actors - they are not professional but celebrities on micro-blogs. Among micro-bloggers in the cast are publisher Zhang Lixian, folk singer Zhou Yunpeng and screenwriter Shi Hang. The film is based on the true story of a Beijing plainclothes policeman named Zhang Huiling, who has been working for more than 10 years in Shuangyushu, a community of Haidian District, Beijing. It depicts the stories of ordinary Chinese people struggling in the metropolis.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 20 July 2012
- Original title
- 神探亨特张
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Gao Qunshu
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Beijing Blues runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Beijing Blues isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 July 2012. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beijing Blues?
Beijing Blues (2012) was directed by Gao Qunshu and stars Zhang Lixian, Kong Qianqian, Zuo Ye-Ben.