Synopsis
“Discover an artist reaching for the sky.”
Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary, explosive event that he pulls off in his hometown in China after 20 years of failed attempts.
The 2016–2018 Other Asia Window
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang holds position #22 of 84 Other Asia films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Other Asia films in 2017.
The 411th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 54% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 59th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #199 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #16 of 27 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Insurgent Docs |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | September 22, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5278930 |
| Official Site | www.netflix.com |