Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Rails

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Rails

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2003

Runtime

2h 15m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

83%

Original Title

铁西区第三部分:铁路

Production Companies

Wang Bing Film Workshop

Director

Wang Bing

Description

The third part, "Rails" narrows its focus to a single father and son who scavenge the rail yards in order to sell raw parts to the factories. With the factories closing however, their future suddenly becomes uncertain. In Chinese, this section is called 铁路 (tiělù), meaning "railway."