A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Wang Bing (Director), Wang Bing (Producer), Adam Kerby (Editor), Wang Bing (Editor), Li Hongbin (Script Supervisor), Bin Hang (Sound Editor)
Country: China, Netherlands
Language: 普通话
Studio: Wang Bing Film Workshop, Hubert Bals Fund
Runtime: 551 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 26, 2002
IMDb: 3.4
Keywords:factory worker, squatter, industrial society , industry, urban, working class, poverty, co-workers relationship, struggle for survival, railroad, modern china, forced relocation, contamination, railway station, coal, squatting, railwayman, fly-on-the-wall, father son relationship, wintertime, industrial town, cigarette smoking, working class people