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title: 'Cry Me a River (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jia Zhangke'
released: '2008-01-01'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cry-me-a-river-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284578/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cry Me a River (2008)

2008 · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

Cry Me a River is a 2008 short film directed by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke. The film is a romance recounting the reunion of four college friends and lovers after ten years. The leads are played by Jia regulars Zhao Tao and Wang Hongwei, and Hao Lei and Guo Xiaodong, who starred together in Lou Ye's 2006 film Summer Palace. Jia has stated that he was inspired by the classic Chinese film Spring in a Small Town, also about the reuniting of former lovers in a rural river town in eastern China.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jia Zhangke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jia-zhangke)

## Cast

- [Hao Lei](https://cinepixo.com/people/hao-lei)
- [Zhao Tao](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-tao)
- [Wang Hongwei](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-hongwei)

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