Unknown Pleasures (film) Introduction Unknown Pleasures (Chinese: 任逍遥; pinyin: Rèn xiāo yáo) is a 2002 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke. The film stars Wu Qiong, Zhao Weiwei, and Zhao Tao, who portray three disaffected youths navigating life in the industrial city of Datong during the year 2001. These characters are emblematic of a generation…