Dong

Directed by Jia Zhangke
Not Rated
18 november 2006    65mDokumentär, Drama
6.460%45%5.6
China's greatest living filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Platform, The World) travels with acclaimed painter Liu Xiaodong from China to Thailand as they meet everyday workers in the throes of social turmoil. Liu Xiaodong is well-known for his monumental canvases, particularly those inspired by China's Three Gorges Dam project. In DONG, Jia Zhangke visits Liu on the banks of Fengjie, a city about to be swallowed up by the Yangtze River. The area is in the process of being "de-constructed" by armies of shirtless male workers who form the subject of Liu's paintings. Liu and Jia next travel to Bangkok, where Liu paints Thai sex workers languishing in brothels. The two sets of paintings are united in their subjects' shared sense of malaise in the face of the dehumanizing labor afforded them.

Where to Watch Dong

  • Liu XiaodongHimself
  • Han Sanming
  • Jia ZhangkeRegisör / Författare / Director Of Photography
  • Wang YuProducent
  • Nelson Yu Lik-waiDirector Of Photography

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