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.
The 2014–2016 China Window
143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Under the Dome sits at position #7.
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 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Under the Dome premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
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 |