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Mine N° 8
Mine N° 8

MINE N° 8

Ba kuang

Directed by Xiaopeng
China, 2002
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

A remote valley, near Datong in Shanxi province. In this poor region, working in the mine is virtually the only way of earning a living. The coaldust-filled atmosphere is black, the tunnels are black and, at the end of the shift before the bath, the tired unwashed faces are also black.

Synopsis

A remote valley, near Datong in Shanxi province. In this poor region, working in the mine is virtually the only way of earning a living. The coaldust-filled atmosphere is black, the tunnels are black and, at the end of the shift before the bath, the tired unwashed faces are also black.