Hong Kong Synopsis
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Jia Zhangke travels with painter Liu Xiaodong from China to Thailand as they as they meet everyday workers in the throes of social turmoil. Liu Xiaodong is well-known for his monumental canvases, particularly those inspired by China's Three Gorges Dam project. Jia Zhangke visits Liu on the banks of Fengjie, a city about to be swallowed up by the Yangtze River. The area is in the process of being "de-constructed" by armies of shirtless male workers who form the subject of Liu's paintings. Liu and Jia next travel to Bangkok, where Liu paints Thai sex workers languishing in brothels. The two sets of paintings are united in their subjects' shared sense of malaise in the face of the dehumanizing labor afforded them.
The 2005–2007 Hong Kong Window
41 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dong sits at position #25.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dong premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #502 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Documentary productions specifically: #12 of 14 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, China |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 1h 5m |
| Release Date | November 18, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0855784 |