The Ditch
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 Ditch
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 6, 2010
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
User Score
71%
Original Title
夹边沟
Production Companies
WIL Productions, Les Films de L'Etranger, Wild Bunch, Entre Chien et Loup, Pusan Promotion Plan, CineMart
Director
Wang Bing
Description
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.
