
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.
Origin Country
China
Spoken Languages
Mandarin
WIL Productions
Hong Kong
Les Films de L'Etranger
France
Wild Bunch
France
Entre Chien et Loup
BelgiumPusan Promotion Plan
South KoreaCineMart
Netherlands