A subjective anatomy of contemporary, post-Marxist China. Dark, poetic and existentialist images show people from various social classes struggling for survival in modern Chinese society. A farmer loses his land, a weapons-factory labourer wishes Mao were still alive to save the country and young artists dream of fame and success in the West. Director Xiaolu Guo’s previous feature film “She, a Chinese” (2008) is also being shown at Filmfest Hamburg, as part of the Nordlichter programme.

Director: Xiaolu Guo

Screenplay: Xiaolu Guo

Producer: Xiaolu Guo Pamela Casey

Orig. Titel: Once Upon a Time Proletarian - 12 Tales of A Country
Section: Agenda 11
Original language: Chinese
Filmtype: Documentary Feature
DoP: Zhuzi X Vian
Editor: Philippe Ciompi, Arthur de Lipowski
Format: 35 mm

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