The High Life
The High Life
2010, English. Directed by Zhao Dayong.
Combining street realism and surprising artifice, the first fiction feature by the director of acclaimed documentaries “Street Life” and “Ghost Town” depicts hustlers, migrants, prisoners and others on the shabby outskirts of Guangzhou, where everyone is on the move but nobody is getting anywhere.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 26 November 2010
- Original title
- Xun huan zuo le
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The High Life runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The High Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 November 2010. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The High Life?
The High Life (2010) was directed by Zhao Dayong.