Apple (Complete Clear Version)

The uncut complete version (the 112-minute version screened at overseas film festivals). The film depicts a dramatic story set in a modern city. Fan Bingbing portrays Liu Pingguo, an honest foot masseuse: she is smart and capable, highly appreciated by her boss, Chen Dong. However, a mistaken "rape" incident between her and the boss causes a misalignment in the relationship between the two families, leaving her in confusion. In the end, she follows her instincts and makes a surprising decision... *Apple* is a black humor film based on a modern urban theme. The story tells of a controversial "rape/adultery" incident that occurs by chance, leading to a series of bizarre conflicts and emotional dislocations between the two families—Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and his wife Elaine Jin, and Fan Bingbing and her husband Da Wei Tong—from different socio-economic backgrounds.

*Apple* is a realist plot-based art film that combines its artistic core with commercial elements through the modern urban theme and black humor style: a controversial "rape/adultery" incident that happens by chance triggers a series of strange conflicts and emotional dislocations between the two families—Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and his wife Elaine Jin, and Fan Bingbing and her husband Da Wei Tong—from different socio-economic backgrounds. Originally named *Lost in Beijing*, the story was "imagined out of thin air" by producer Fang Li and director Yu Li. Although it is imagined, the film explores value and moral concepts triggered by the opposition between rich and poor classes...