Zhao Tao

Directed by Jia Zhangke Cinema Guild 24 City , a film that expertly mixes documentary footage and fictional reenactments, follows several generations of women living and working in Chengdu City for Xinda Machinery’s Chengfu Group. Factory 420, a not-so-well-kept state secret, has since been turned into residential housing. The film chronicles the lives of several women whose personal and professional lives are inextricably linked to the longstanding behemoth factory cum apartment complex, a throwback to Mao’s communism. Director Jia Zhangke is perhaps best known stateside for his 2004 film, The World . He is also one of the leaders of Chinese cinema’s Sixth Generation ... Read Full Story

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