Overview
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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Setting
Set in China
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Wang BingScreenplay
- Yang XianhuiNovel
- Original title
- 夹边沟
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 15, 2011
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, South Korea
Cast
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