Useless

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Useless
Directed by Jia Zhangke
Produced by Yu Lik-wai
Zhao Tao
Youyishanren
Written by Jia Zhangke
Starring Ma Ke
Music by Lim Giong
Cinematography Yu Lik-wai
Jia Zhangke
Editing by Zhang Jia
Distributed by International:
Memento Films International
Release date(s) 2007
Running time 80 minutes
Country People's Republic of China
Language Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanxi, French, English
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This article is about the film. For the Depeche Mode song, see Useless (song).

Useless (simplified Chinese: 无用; traditional Chinese: 無用; pinyin: wú yòng) is a 2007 documentary film directed by Jia Zhangke. It is Jia's second full-length documentary film after 2006's Dong. The film follows China's fashion and clothing industry. The film was produced by Jia Zhangke's own Xstream Pictures, in association with the China Film Association and the Mixmind Art and Design Company.

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Films directed by Jia Zhangke

Feature films: Xiao Wu (1997) • Platform (2000) • Unknown Pleasures (2002) • The World (2004) • Still Life (2006) • 24 City (2008)
Documentaries: Dong (2006) • Useless (2007)
Short films: Xiao Shan Going Home (1995) • Dudu (1996) • In Public (2001) • Our Ten Years (2007)
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