China Synopsis
穹顶之下
Chai Jing's documentary about the massive smog problem in China. Chai Jing started making the documentary when her as yet unborn daughter developed a tumour in the womb, which had to be removed very soon after her birth. Chai blames air pollution for the tumour. The film, which combines footage of a lecture with interviews and factory visits, has been compared with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth in both its style and likely impact. The film openly criticises state-owned energy companies, steel producers and coal factories, as well as showing the inability of the Ministry of Environmental Protection to act against the big polluters.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Under the Dome. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2014–2016 China Window
Among 143 China films we catalog from this window, Under the Dome places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Under the Dome premiered alongside 43 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.
The 382nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 38% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #123 of 946 China films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #13 of 52 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | 自费 |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | February 28, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4495750 |