A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.
| Title | Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks |
|---|---|
| Year | 2003 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | China |
| Studio | Wang Bing Film Workshop, Hubert Bals Fund |
| Cast | |
| Crew | Wang Bing (Director of Photography), Wang Bing (Director), Bin Hang (Sound Editor), Li Hongbin (Script Supervisor), Wang Bing (Producer), Chen Chen (Sound Editor) |
| Keyword | factory worker, squatter, industrial society , industry, urban, working class, poverty, co-workers relationship, struggle for survival, railroad, modern china, forced relocation, contamination, railway station, coal, squatting, railwayman, fly-on-the-wall, father son relationship, wintertime, industrial town, cigarette smoking, working class people |
| Release | Sep 07, 2003 |
| Runtime | 551 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.60 / 10 by 40 users |
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