China Dream

A quiet, sobering documentary that watches ordinary lives and old streets give way to grand national ambition, leaving a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by

Hugo Brilmaker, Thomas Licata

Genres

Documentary

Overview

During his speech at the party congress in October 2017, President Xi Jinping presented his infrastructure and partnership project with China bordering countries, this project translated "one belt-one road" aims to strengthen the empire influence in the world and to ensure the modernization of a rapid economic growth country. The victims of this tidal wave are the people of Datong, who see their homes and their historic legacies destroyed in the name of modernity.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, class, identity, politics

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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