The Ditch poster

The Ditch

夹边沟

2010·112'

Wang Bing

Drama

★ 7.1

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.

Stills

1

Cast

Cheng Zhengwu
Niansong Jing
Xiangnian Li
Renjun Lian
Ye Lu Xiao Li
Yang Haoyu Yang Haoyu Lao Dong
Jieleu Wan
Li Daguang Li Daguang
Wang Dayuan
Liming Lei
Li Jiaqi Li Jiaqi
Zi Feng

Screenings in Brussels

No upcoming screenings.