Summary
In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the reeducation camps.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 95Audiences 80GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer100%
Metascore89
IMDb8.0
Running time
8 h 17 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +401 min on the typical 96
typical 96497Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 68 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+58Released
2018
October 24, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Wang Bing Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound
Production · 3
- Serge Lalou Producer
- Camille Laemlé Producer
- José-Michel Buhler Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Song Yang Director of Photography
- Shan Xiaohui Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Catherine Rascon Editor
- Xu Bingyuan Assistant Editor
- Yov Moor Colorist
Sound · 2
- Adrien Kessler Sound
- Raphaël Girardot Sound
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