Drama
The Ditch
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.
Directed by Wang Bing
71
User score
27 votes
Status
Released
Released
April 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
Mandarin
