Behemoth

★★★★★

Original title: Bei xi mo shou

2015 · 1 h 35 min

Directed by Zhao Liang

Documentary

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Cast

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Credits

Written by: Sylvie Blum Weiping Cui Liang Zhao
Cinematography: Liang Zhao
Editing: Fabrice Rouaud
Produced by: Sylvie Blum

Plot

A documentary guided by Dante's Divine Comedy that goes through the coal mines, ore-processing and ghost cities of Inner Mongolia, and the people harmed by the industry.

Sinekatalog’s take

A sombre, visually intense environmental documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,300 votes)
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