China Synopsis
死靈魂
In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the reeducation camps. The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these persons were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny.
The 2017–2019 China Window
Dead Souls holds position #89 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dead Souls premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 631st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 34% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #322 of 946 China films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #34 of 52 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Les Films d'ici, IDFA Bertha Fund, Adok Films, ARTE France Cinéma |
| Runtime | 8h 17m |
| Release Date | October 24, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8296608 |