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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary Unmade in China follows Los Angeles filmmaker Gil Kofman who finds himself in Xiamen, China trying to direct a thriller, in Chinese, using a translator. He soon discovers that the old adage of making a film three times – in the writing, shooting, and editing – is in fact the opposite in China, where his film is “unmade” three times - in ...

Directed By: Tanner King Barklow, Gil Kofman

Written By: Tanner King Barklow, Gil Kofman

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Seventh Art Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m

Unmade in China

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Unmade in China follows Los Angeles filmmaker Gil Kofman who finds himself in Xiamen, China trying to direct a thriller, in Chinese, using a translator. He soon discovers that the old adage of making a film three times – in the writing, shooting, and editing – is in fact the opposite in China, where his film is “unmade” three times - in ...

Directed By: Tanner King Barklow, Gil Kofman

Written By: Tanner King Barklow, Gil Kofman

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
53
57% Positive
4 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
53
57% Positive
4 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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75
Apr 18, 2013
Unmade in China is nominally about filmmaking, but what Kofman and Barklow do well is to use their unusual position within the Chinese state machine to make a thinly veiled movie about politics.
By Ian Buckwalter FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 18, 2013
It's a cautionary tale of sorts, but the story is so strange it is often not clear exactly what it's cautioning us against.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
67
Apr 18, 2013
As Unmade In China gets more personal and less professional, it stops being a primer on filmmaking in a foreign environment with unfamiliar challenges, and becomes an onsite mouthpiece for a pouting, passive-aggressive filmmaker who desperately needs an outlet.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 29, 2013
Not even its problematically touristic gaze is enough to derail the fascination of this absurd tale's many nightmarish twists and turns.
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50
Apr 30, 2013
All of this could be very funny, but while the film does deliver some strong comic turns, far too much time is spent watching an inactive Kofman whining about his lot.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW
38
May 2, 2013
Gil Kofman has an interesting and funny story to tell in his documentary Unmade in China. Too bad he spends more time talking about himself than detailing his misadventures in Xiamen, China, population 3.67 million.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
30
May 2, 2013
Slack storytelling (including snippets from a post-film Q. and A. session) and patchy filmmaking seal the unappealing deal.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company The International Art Consortium
Release Date Apr 19, 2013
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/UnmadeInChina
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Awards

Edmonton International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
St. Louis International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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