The Ditch

Name: The Ditch
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-04-15
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Cheng Zhengwu, Niansong Jing, Xiangnian Li, Renjun Lian, Ye Lu

夹边沟

2011 1 h 52 min

Drama

71%

Audience score27 votes on TMDB

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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.

Director: 王兵
Screenplay: 王兵
Novela: Yang Xianhui
Status: Released
Release date: 15/04/2011
Original language: Chinese