Once Upon a Time Proletarian
2009, Chinese. Directed by Xiaolu Guo.
Film shows the present state of China through twelve platforms, an old farmer, a middle aged waitress, a car washer, a weapons dealer, fish store owners, a barber, a factory owner, a park ranger, a shopping mall employee, etc. These various faces of the so-called proletarian class ask, what is a dream? Answers to this question exist in the interview with each character, but is conveyed much more clearly through the black and white image of the children putting up their future as security as shots are heard continually behind them.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 2 September 2009
- Original title
- 曾经的无产者
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Xiaolu Guo
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Once Upon a Time Proletarian runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Which OTT platform is Once Upon a Time Proletarian on?
Once Upon a Time Proletarian isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 September 2009. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once Upon a Time Proletarian?
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Who directed Once Upon a Time Proletarian?
Once Upon a Time Proletarian (2009) was directed by Xiaolu Guo.