The Ditch

20101h 52min

The film focuses on the suffering of Chinese who were imprisoned in a forced labor camp called Jiabiangou in the Gobi Desert in winter 1960 under Mao Zedong on the grounds that they were "rightist elements". The film tells of the harsh life of these men, who coped with physical exhaustion, extreme cold, starvation and death on a daily basis.

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The film focuses on the suffering of Chinese who were imprisoned in a forced labor camp called Jiabiangou in the Gobi Desert in winter 1960 under Mao Zedong on the grounds that they were "rightist elements". The film tells of the harsh life of these men, who coped with physical exhaustion, extreme cold, starvation and death on a daily basis.

Released
September 6, 2010
Runtime
1h 52min
Director
Wang Bing
Genre
Drama
Language
Mandarin
Production
WIL Productions, Les Films de L'Etranger, Wild Bunch, Entre Chien et Loup, Pusan Promotion Plan, CineMart
Cast
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