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Behemoth

Documentary

2015, Movie, 1h 35min

Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners' hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.

Country: China,France

Director:

Zhao Liang

Reviews

Critic Wendy Ide

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...whose stunning images speak louder than words...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic David Parkinson

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...Zhao's sense of outrage is palpable and it's impossible not to concur, as the furious poetry of his unflinching imagery burns into the mind.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Mike Mccahill

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...this exceptionally lucid film-survey reveals (...) what has to go on at ground level, and beneath the surface, in order to power a powerhouse.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Glenn Kenny

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This is a beautiful and harrowing movie, the first of the bad-news-for-humanity documentaries to be released in the states this year. Drink up!

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Eva Af Geijerstam

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...han låter bilderna tala, ibland med enastående symbolisk laddning.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

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What is Behemoth about? Toggle content

In the documentary "Behemoth," director Zhao Liang exposes the devastating impact of China's mining industry on the environment, society, and public health. The film takes viewers on a haunting journey through the vast, smoke-filled landscapes of Inner Mongolia, where traditional herding communities are dwindling due to the rapid expansion of coal mines. We see workers toiling in hellish conditions, their bodies covered in black dust, their lungs damaged from inhaling toxic fumes. The film's title, inspired by Dante's "Inferno," is fitting, as it depicts a modern-day version of purgatory, where souls are trapped in a never-ending cycle of hard labor and pollution. Meanwhile, the "paradise" promised by modern society seems unattainable, an illusion that vanishes like smoke in the wind.

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