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Films
2 Films
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Country
“China”
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Series
“0”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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films with a digital version
1
films hosted on Kanopy
1
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
2
x
Country
China
2
x
Keywords
Development projects
1
Environment
1
Everyday Life
1
Herding
1
Infrastructure\transport
1
Land rights
1
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Resettlement
1
Urban
1
Directors
Entell, Peter
1
Svartzman, Boris
1
Series
not set
2
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Country of production
China
1
France
1
Switzerland
1
Year of production
1988
1
2019
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
Depending on Heaven
1988
56
‘
Directed by
Peter Entell
.
The film is in two parts and focuses on the Mongols living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Part One (28 minutes) follows the life of a nomadic Mongol family on their yearly journey
Central Asia and Far East
Environment
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Everyday Life
A New Era
2019
71
‘
Werbner Award
Directed by
Boris Svartzman
.
In 2008, local authorities evicted 2,000 villagers from Guanzhou, a river island in Southern China, to make way for new urban planning projects. In spite of the demolition of their houses and police
Central Asia and Far East
Urban
Development projects
Infrastructure\transport
Land rights
Resettlement