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- 2004
- Unrated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 32 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 32 m
Summary This film tells the story of two itinerant Chinese miners who risk their lives under dangerous working conditions and develop questionable morals in order to survive. (Kino International)
Directed By: Yang Li
Written By: Liu Qingbang, Yang Li
- 2004
- Unrated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 32 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Kino Video
- 1 h 32 m
Blind Shaft
78
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Summary This film tells the story of two itinerant Chinese miners who risk their lives under dangerous working conditions and develop questionable morals in order to survive. (Kino International)
Directed By: Yang Li
Written By: Liu Qingbang, Yang Li
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
78
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Deftly swings to a spartan, engrossing climax, and the final twists spell out what the murderers are made of and the setting responsible for creating them. It is a true piece of film magic.
A brilliantly spare and poignant tragicomedy that projects such savage self-criticism of China's "economic miracle" that the film has been banned at home.
Powerful stuff from writer-director Li Yang that's both an uncompromising indictment of the human cost of China's evolving market economy and an nail-bitingly suspenseful thriller.
Blind Shaft, a well-acted and well-produced film, is a quiet though searing indictment of contemporary China.
Good storytelling.
Set in the blue gray gloom of industrial China, this cunning noir focuses on two ruthless coal miners.
A little slow for a crime story, and a little obvious with its anti-capitalism message.
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Awards
Deauville Asian Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
