Still Life

aka: Dong
China 2006, 109 minutes
Dir. Jia Zhang-ke
In Mandarin with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Zhao Tao

Aroview: Another arresting globalisation story from China's leading contemporary filmmaker, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River, where once thriving villages are being demolished in the wake of the Three Gorges Dam.

With stunning digital photography complementing the director's intriguing modern sensibility, this compassionate tale of human resilience is also a thinly veiled commentary on the country's raging appetite for economic growth. Also coupled with DONG, Jia's documentary on painter Liu Xiao-dong, whose latest work also concerns the fallout from the massive Dam project.

NZ International Film Festival 2008

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3 stars (Good Enough) The human characters are overwhelmed and are being pushed aside by the Three Gorges Dam project. The location shots using the river as a backdrop are outstanding. ~Tubbs