“Behemoth – A Mediation Between China’s Coal and Iron Industry” (2015)
Director: Zhao Liang
Country: China
Run time: 88 minutes
Language: Mandarin (English subtitles)
Starting with a mine explosion in Mongolia and ending in a ghost city west of Beijing, political documentarian Zhao Liang’s extraordinary, visionary film details, in one breathtaking sequence after another, the social and environmental devastation behind an economic miracle that may yet prove illusory. Zhao combines muck-racking journalistic techniques with stunning visuals to capture an unfolding nightmare. Winner of the Green Drop Award; nominated for the Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival; nominated for the Golden Frog in the Feature Documentary Films Competition, Camerimage.
FRIday. April 12. 8:00 Pm (AUDITORIUM)
With introduction by: by Professor Shu-chin Tsui, Bowdoin College & Professor Zhuoyi Wang, Hamilton College
