The Ditch (夹边沟) 13 years old
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.
Credits
The Ditch Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Haoyu Yang He was 35, now 50 years old | |
| Renjun Lian | |
| Cenzi Xu | |
| Zhengwu Cheng | |
| Xiangnian Li | |
| Ye Lu | |
| Niansong Jing |
The Ditch Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Marie-Hélène Dozo as Editor. She was 10 (now 25) years old | Editing |
| Wang Bing as Director. He was 42 (now 57) years old | Directing |
| Wang Bing as Producer. He was 42 (now 57) years old | Production |
| Wang Bing as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 57) years old | Writing |
| Lihong K. as Producer. | Production |
| Hui Mao as Producer. | Production |
| Francisco Villa-Lobos as Producer. | Production |
The Ditch (13 years)
- Release day: Friday, April 15, 2011
- Runtime: 112 minutes