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
248 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dead Souls sits at position #89.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dead Souls premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
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 |