San Yuan Li
5.6 /10 1 Votes
Director Ou Ning, Cao Fei Producers Ou Ning, Cao Fei Duration Language Mandarin | 5.5/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Distributor DGenerate Films Country China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 2003 (2003) Similar movies Disorder (2009), Karamay (2010), Queer China - Comrade China (2008), The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1995), Delamu (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San yuan li
San Yuan Li (Chinese: 三元里; pinyin: sān yuán lǐ) is a 2003 experimental independent Chinese documentary directed and produced by artists Ou Ning and Cao Fei. Focusing on the modern paradox of China's rapid economic growth and social marginalization, the film was shot in San Yuan Li, a rural village nestled in the industrial skyline of Guangzhou. The film examines the effects of development on traditional agrarian lifestyles. San Yuan Li was commissioned for and exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2013.
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Plot synopsis
Armed with video cameras, twelve artists present a highly stylized portrait of San Yuan Li, a traditional village besieged by China's urban sprawl. China's rapid modernization literally traps the village of San Yuan Li within the surrounding skyscrapers of Guangzhou, a city of 12 million people. The villagers move to a different rhythm, thriving on subsistence farming and traditional crafts. They resourcefully reinvent their traditional lifestyle by tending rice paddies on empty city lots and raising chickens on makeshift rooftop coops.
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