The Ditch - 2011

The Ditch 2011 Directed by Wang Bing 夹边沟

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.

Country China

Production Countries Belgium , France , Hong Kong , Netherlands , South Korea

Language Mandarin

Spoken Language Mandarin

Gnere Drama

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

Release Date 15 April 2011

112 mins