Bing'ai
Bing'ai (Chinese: 秉爱, also romanized Bingai) is a 2007 Chinese documentary film directed and produced by Feng Yan (冯艳). It is about a peasant woman, Zhang Bing'ai, who refused to relocate during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
| Bing'ai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Feng Yan |
| Produced by | Feng Yan |
| Cinematography | Feng Yan Feng Wenze |
| Edited by | Feng Yan Mathieu Haessler |
Release date | 2007 |
Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese |
Awards
Bing'ai won the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize at the 2007 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.[1] It also won First Prize at the 2008 Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival.[2]
Reception
In Variety, Robert Kohler called it a "beautifully observed" documentary and a "worthy addition to the Mainland's astonishing onrush of nonfiction films that take measure of the human scale in Chinese life".[3]
See also
- Up the Yangtze, a 2007 documentary film about people affected by the building of the Three Gorges Dam
References
- "YIDFF: 2007: Jury Comments". Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Prizes". Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- Kohler, Robert. "Bingai". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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