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Prix 2005

Wang Bing

Black Iron Day

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

Synopsis: Iron Days 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. Iron Days tells of their permanent fight against the elements in this isolated community.
Confronted with extreme physical trials and in a state of total renunciation, the pioneers of Iron Days have to tame hostility of the stony desert.

Information :
Selected at the Atelier 2006 in Cannes.