Tiexi District
"Tiexi District" documents the last day of the great socialist experiment, a sorrowful afternoon marked by scattered dishes and a sense of desolation. Looking at the impact of the decline of heavy industry on workers and their families in the Tiexi district of Shenyang, China, at the turn of the 21st century, documented unflinchingly by a fly-on-the-wall camera.
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Trailer
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002) - Wang Bing [ENG SUB - BEST QUALITY]
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Factory "Rust" Part 1
07-09-20032h 6mThe first portion, "Rust," follows a group of factory workers in three state-run factories: a smelting plant, an electric cable factory and a sheet metal factory. Workers of all th...
- Ep 2
2.The Factory "Rust" Part 2
07-09-20031h 58mContinuation of Part One, documenting the workers in large factory
- Ep 3
3.Yanfen Street "Remnants"
07-09-20032h 58mThe second part, "Remnants" follows the families of many of the workers in an old state-run housing block, "Rainbow Row." In particular, Wang focuses on the teenage children who co...
- Ep 4
4.The Railway "Rails"
07-09-20032h 14mThe third part, "Rails" narrows its focus to a single father and son who scavenge the rail yards in order to sell raw parts to the factories. With the factories closing however, th...
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