Behemoth
2015 1h 35m movie Film China

Behemoth

悲兮魔兽

Synopsis

悲兮魔兽

Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners' hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.

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The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Behemoth premiered alongside 43 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.

The 413th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

43
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
22nd
Popularity percentile

43 audience reviews — more than 61% of China films in our index.

Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (22th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
43
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #184 of 946 China films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Documentary productions specifically: #20 of 52 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, France
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesIna
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateNovember 11, 2015
IMDbtt4901304