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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Release Date

Apr 15, 2011

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Wang Bing

Original Title

夹边沟

Country

Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, South Korea

Company

WIL Productions, Les Films de L'Etranger, Wild Bunch