The World

Name: The World
Genre: drama
Released: 2004
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Zhao Tao, Cheng Taishen, Jue Jing, Jiang Zhongwei, Wang Hongwei

The World (2004) — drama film. Directed by Jia Zhangke. Starring Zhao Tao, Cheng Taishen, Jue Jing, Jiang Zhongwei. This page maps 6 characters and 7 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for The World

The World offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 7 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A fragile network of love, migration, labor, and illusion collapses within the miniature world of a Beijing theme park.

Drama · 7/10 · 140 min · 2004

At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.