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Prix 2005

Wang Bing

The Ditch

Director(s): Wang Bing
Nationality: China
French awarded producer: Aeternam Films (Francesca Feder) then Les Films de l'Etranger (Philippe Avril) in 2008

Synopsis: The Ditch is the story of a group of voluntary exiles into the depths of the Gobi desert. As pioneers, their mission is to transform the arid and unforgiving terrain into arable land. The Ditch tells of their permanent fight against the elements in this isolated community.
Confronted with extreme physical trials and in a state of total renunciation, these men have to tame hostility of the stony desert.

Information :
Selected at the Atelier 2006 in Cannes. Presented in the official competition at the Mostra in Venise, September 2010. Preview on the 2nd of April 2011 at the Itinérances Alès Film Festival, France. ARTE TV Presentation on 16 April 2011.