Film
Dong
2006 · 1h 5m · Documentary
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- 6.3
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Overview
Jia Zhangke travels with painter Liu Xiaodong from China to Thailand as they as they meet everyday workers in the throes of social turmoil. Liu Xiaodong is well-known for his monumental canvases, particularly those inspired by China's Three Gorges Dam project. Jia Zhangke visits Liu on the banks of Fengjie, a city about to be swallowed up by the Yangtze River. The area is in the process of being "de-constructed" by armies of shirtless male workers who form the subject of Liu's paintings. Liu and Jia next travel to Bangkok, where Liu paints Thai sex workers languishing in brothels. The two sets of paintings are united in their subjects' shared sense of malaise in the face of the dehumanizing labor afforded them.
Cast
Crew
- Jia ZhangkeDirector · Writer · Director of Photography
- Wang YuProducer
- Nelson Yu Lik-waiDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 18, 2006
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Documentary
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