Jan 01, 2003
176 min
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Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Remnants (2003)

The second part, "Remnants" follows the families of many of the workers in an old state-run housing block, "Rainbow Row." In particular, Wang focuses on the teenage children who concern themselves with their own lives but must also cope with their inevitable displacement as Tie Xi's factories continue to close down. In Chinese, this section is called 艳粉街 (Yànfěn Jiē), meaning "Yanfen Street."

Category

Documentary

Country

China

Companies

Wang Bing Film Workshop

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