People Mountain People Sea
Original title: Ren shan ren hai
2011 · 1 h 31 min
Cai ShangjunCast
Jianbin Chen Hong Tao Xiubo Wu 
Zhenjiang Bao Hucheng Li Lin Ling
Credits
Written by: 
Shangjun Cai Xiaobai Gu Zheng Gu
Plot
A miner from a rural area travels across China hunting for the man who killed his brother, and his journey takes him through a country of poverty and violence.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bleak, tense pursuit across modern China.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (257 votes)
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