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Dong

5.6(16)20061h 5m1

Jia Zhangke travels with painter Liu Xiaodong from China to Thailand as they as they meet everyday workers in the throes of social turmoil. Liu Xiaodong is well-known for his monumental canvases, particularly those inspired by China's Three Gorges Dam project. Jia Zhangke visits Liu on the banks of Fengjie, a city about to be swallowed up by the Yangtze River. The area is in the process of being "de-constructed" by armies of shirtless male workers who form the subject of Liu's paintings. Liu and Jia next travel to Bangkok, where Liu paints Thai sex workers languishing in brothels. The two sets of paintings are united in their subjects' shared sense of malaise in the face of the dehumanizing labor afforded them.

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Language
Mandarin

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Director

Jia Zhangke

Produced in

Hong Kong, China

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSan Diego Asian Film Festival23 Oct 2020
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival1 Oct 2006
    • Theatrical18 Nov 2006
    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival8 Apr 2026
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival5 Sept 2006
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1226 Jul 2007

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Dong was released on 18 November 2006.

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