New Castle
Release Year:
2009
Story:
New Castle is a remote rural village where houses and mountains have been distorted due to excessive mining. Under the "New Village" campaign, all the villagers will be moved into the nearly completed Luxury Buildings. The documentary depicts the life of two groups of people, miners and villagers. The miners who are from all over the country, lost their jobs because of the Olympic Games in Beijing - the mine was shut down to make the air less polluted. The villagers had no better luck. Granny Fan lost two sons and two grandsons in a mining accident. Old Han and Old Wang are still farming. Some youngsters are gambling in the house of Han Bin, who was crippled in another mining accident. In the film, you can also see the village election, the service of local Christians, and people worshipping for a better year to come.
New Castle is a remote rural village where houses and mountains have been distorted due to excessive mining. Under the "New Village" campaign, all the villagers will be moved into the nearly completed Luxury Buildings. The documentary depicts the life of two groups of people, miners and villagers. The miners who are from all over the country, lost their jobs because of the Olympic Games in Beijing - the mine was shut down to make the air less polluted. The villagers had no better luck. Granny Fan lost two sons and two grandsons in a mining accident. Old Han and Old Wang are still farming. Some youngsters are gambling in the house of Han Bin, who was crippled in another mining accident. In the film, you can also see the village election, the service of local Christians, and people worshipping for a better year to come.
Casts & Crews:
Guo Hengqi
Directors
Runtime:
112
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这是山西某县一个村庄的“新农村”改造的纪录片。分三段。第一段记录矿工,但突然因为北京有雾霾、煤矿被勒令停工了,矿工都没事干了,最终基本失业了,所以拍不下去,就有了第二段,是选举。那选举主要是青年村干部去各家各户要求老人们填表,相隔两代人的对话挺有意思,为何竞选人自己不出面、指定几个年轻人出面,也耐人寻味。第三段是拆迁,窑洞废掉也就算了,青砖房也废掉,都要搬进统一建设的水泥联排,虽然部分青砖房+院子有煤矿开采造成的塌陷问题,但住新房要交一大笔钱,村里让老人们跟他们在城里打工的儿女们要钱。
Zhang Xianmin at 2021-07-12
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Casts & Crews
Guo Hengqi
Director
Story:
New Castle is a remote rural village where houses and mountains have been distorted due to excessive mining. Under the "New Village" campaign, all the villagers will be moved into the nearly completed Luxury Buildings. The documentary depicts the life of two groups of people, miners and villagers. The miners who are from all over the country, lost their jobs because of the Olympic Games in Beijing - the mine was shut down to make the air less polluted. The villagers had no better luck. Granny Fan lost two sons and two grandsons in a mining accident. Old Han and Old Wang are still farming. Some youngsters are gambling in the house of Han Bin, who was crippled in another mining accident. In the film, you can also see the village election, the service of local Christians, and people worshipping for a better year to come.