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.
Title | The Ditch |
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Year | 2010 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, South Korea |
Studio | WIL Productions, Les Films de L'Etranger, Wild Bunch, Entre Chien et Loup, Pusan Promotion Plan, CineMart |
Cast | Cheng Zhengwu, Niansong Jing, Xiangnian Li, Renjun Lian, Ye Lu, Cenzi Xu |
Crew | Wang Bing (Director), Wang Bing (Producer), Wang Bing (Screenplay), Mao Hui (Producer), Kong Lihong (Producer), Francisco Villa-Lobos (Producer) |
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Release | Sep 06, 2010 |
Runtime | 112 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.10 / 10 by 23 users |