Synopsis
In the heart of a small Chinese mining village, the destiny of Guangsheng, torn between the respect that owes his family and his own desires, is played out. The village, on the Yellow River, reflects the economic and social upheavals affecting modern-day China. Years of excessive coal mining have dried up resources and now only one mine is operating, obliging the village inhabitants to seek their fortune in wealthy coastal cities. Nevertheless, some still manage to survive. Each morning, Master Zongmin and his apprentice, Guangsheng, continue to go to the mine, while his wife and retarded son go to sell vegetables in the city. Each night, Master Zhongmin’s wife slips away from her ageing and weak husband to join Guangsheng in his bed, where they make love. Time passes until the day there’s an explosion in the mine, the tower collapses and only Guangsheng manages to escape. His exhausted master didn’t have the strength to get out. Guangsheng, who has always considered Master Zhongmin a ...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Rosem Films
- Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production company : Laurel Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : LCJ Editions & Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Sylvain Bursztejn
- Director of Photography : Yi Huhewula
- Music Composer : Qin Wenchen
- Editor : Zhou Xinxia
- Sound Recordist : Wang Xueyi
- Foreign Producer : Fang Li
- Production Manager : Cao Wei
- Production Designer : Qiu Sheng
- Sound Mixer : Dominique Vieillard
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Production language : Chinese
- Coproducer countries : China, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (China, France)
- Production year : 2004
