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China: Between Clouds and Dreams

2016 · 1 season

A calm, intimate portrait that drifts between people and landscapes, inviting quiet reflection on change and belonging.

Created by
Phil Agland
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Paul McGann
Overview
A stunning, intimate series painting a rarely-seen picture of real life in China, interweaving stories of human drama with nature, as the country tries to balance its ambitious future with its ecology

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Created by
Phil Agland
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Paul McGann
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • identity
  • family
  • survival
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Phil Agland
Written by
Phil Agland
Starring
Paul McGann
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Phil Agland
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 47 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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