The Ditch

The Ditch(2011)

April 15, 2011
1h 52m
IMDb7.1580
TMDB7.126

Overview

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.

Cast

Crew

Details

Original Title

夹边沟

Original Language

zh

Country

Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, South Korea

Production

WIL Productions, Les Films de L'Etranger, Wild Bunch, Entre Chien et Loup, Pusan Promotion Plan, CineMart

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