The Ditch
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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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Cast
24 people
Cheng Zhengwu
Also in
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Cremator
Niansong Jing
Xiangnian Li
Renjun Lian
Ye Lu
Xiao Li
Yang Haoyu
Lao Dong
Known for
The Wandering Earth
Journey to the West
Jieleu Wan
Li Daguang
Also in
Palace of Devotion
Zheng He Xia Xiyang
Wang Dayuan
Also in
Kill the Shadow
Liming Lei
Li Jiaqi
Known for
Meteor Garden
Zi Feng
Wang Bing Director · Yang Xianhui Author Lu Sheng Cinematographer
First release September 6, 2010 · Produced in Belgium, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Netherlands, South Korea · Production Les Films de L'Etranger, Wild Bunch
Production
WIL Productions
Production
Les Films de L'Etranger
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
Pusan Promotion Plan
Production
CineMart
Production
Belgium · France · Hong Kong SAR China · Netherlands · South Korea
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Languages
Original title
夹边沟
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2010
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 15, 2010 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
November 26, 2010 · Premiere · Nantes Festival of 3 Continents
March 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
April 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
December 17, 2011 · Theatrical
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