while not as good a some of his previous film and the world be still an excellent movie . imagine a soap opera director ( or a tv ad director ) make italian neo realism and and you will get the right feel . zhang ke have a talent to make you feel relieve or even elate while show reality at it most bleak . he be one of the best director operate today and none of his film should be miss . the opening scene in which tao zhao ask for a band aid and dress in an over the top indian costume and be powerful and touching ( and in a way and summarize the entire film ) . it be one of zhang ke most memorable scene ( alongside the one in which hong wei wang be cuff to a street lamp by the policeman in xiao wu ) . there seem to be two version of this film . in one we get to see the world park manager confiscate passport from the russian female worker and and promote a girl in exchange for sleep with her and in the other version those scene be cut ( and so it probably the official chinese version ) .