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Keep Cool is a 1997 Chinese black comedy directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from the novel Evening Papers News by Shu Ping. The film about a bookseller in love in 1990s Beijing, marked a move away from earlier period pictures of Zhang's earlier work to a more realistic Cinéma vérité-like period in his career that also saw him make Happy Times (2000) and Not One Less (1999). Keep Cool also marked only the second time Zhang placed his film in the modern era and the first time Zhang did not work with actress Gong Li.
Original Release
05/16/1997
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wen Jiang | Zhao Xiaoshuai, Bookseller / Zhao Xiaoshuai |
| Baotian Li | Lao Zhang |
| Ying Qu | An Hong |
| Xinyi Liu | Liu Delong |
| Rong Chang | Restaurant customer |
| Xudong Du | Xiao Ge |
| Qingzhuo Fang | Da Jie |
| Biao Fu | Restaurant customer |
| You Ge | Policeman |
| Qi Li | Fat Cook |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wen Jiang | Zhao Xiaoshuai, Bookseller / Zhao Xiaoshuai |
| Baotian Li | Lao Zhang |
| Ying Qu | An Hong |
| Xinyi Liu | Liu Delong |
| Rong Chang | Restaurant customer |
| Xudong Du | Xiao Ge |
| Qingzhuo Fang | Da Jie |
| Biao Fu | Restaurant customer |
| You Ge | Policeman |
| Qi Li | Fat Cook |
| Qiang Li | Restaurant customer |
| Guanhua Liang | Bar Boss / Restaurant Manager |
| Tian Tian | Waitress |
| Yong You | Restaurant customer |
| Yimou Zhang | Junk-peddler / Poet Reader |
| Benshan Zhao | Poet reader / Junk Peddler |
| Wei Lu | Police Officer |
| Li Qi | Fat Cook |
| Fang Qing-Zhuo | Big Sister |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Wang Qipeng | Producer |
