Dead Souls is a 2018 documentary film directed by Wang Bing and documents the testimony of survivors of the hard-labor camp in the Gobi Desert in Gansu, China. The film was shot from 2005 to 2017 and covers most of China's provinces, visiting more than 120 survivors of the Jiabiangou and Mingshui reeducation camps, which were set up by China's Communist regime in the late 1950s. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2][3]
| Dead Souls | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 死靈魂 |
| Simplified Chinese | 死灵魂 |
| Directed by | Wang Bing |
| Written by | Wang Bing |
| Produced by | Serge Lalou, Camille Laemmle, Louise Prince, Wang Bing |
| Cinematography | Wang Bing, Xiaohui Shan, Yang Song, Liu Xianhui |
| Edited by | Catherine Rascon |
Production company | Les Films d’Ici |
| Distributed by | Icarus Films Grasshopper Film |
Release date |
|
Running time | 495 minutes |
| Countries | France Switzerland |
| Language | Mandarin |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rapold, Nicolas (5 May 2018). "Wang Bing Gives Voice to 'Re-education' Camp Survivors". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (9 May 2018). "Cannes Film Review: 'Dead Souls'". Variety. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Tsui, Clarence (11 May 2018). "'Dead Souls': Film Review (Cannes 2018)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
External links
edit- Dead Souls at IMDb
- Dead Souls at Rotten Tomatoes
- Dead Souls at Metacritic
- Dead Souls at Festival de Cannes website (in French)
 | This article related to a Chinese film of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This 2010s documentary film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |