Behemoth
7.5
Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners' hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.
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Zhao Liang Director · Fabrice Rouaud Editor
First release September 11, 2015 · Produced in China, France · Production Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
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INA
Production
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
Production
China · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
悲兮魔兽
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 11, 2015
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 8, 2016 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
France
November 18, 2015 · TV
Netherlands
October 24, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
November 11, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 4, 2016 · Theatrical
November 7, 2016 · Physical · DVD release
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