Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 7, 2003

Original Title:
铁西区

Alternate Titles:
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Part 1: Rust
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Part 2: Remnants
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Part 3: Rails
Tiexi qu
鐵西區
铁西区第一部分:工厂
铁西区第三部分:铁路
铁西区第二部分:艳粉街

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Hubert Bals Fund
Wang Bing Film Workshop

Production Countries:
China | Netherlands

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 551

A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.

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British Film Institute (BFI)

2014
#17
Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Documentaries of All Time

Director:
Wang Bing

Director of Photography:
Wang Bing

Editor:
Wang Bing
Adam Kerby

Producer:
Wang Bing
Zhu Zhu

Script Supervisor:
Li Hongbin

Sound Editor:
Chen Chen
Bin Hang

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