CLOUDY MOUNTAINS
CLOUDY MOUNTAINS
Cina / 2012 / 85 min / Colour
Italian premiere
From the quarries in the mountains above Lop Nur lake, in western China, asbestos is extracted. Clouds of dust rise in the air and cover everything, like a whitish mist that hides the sun. The poor quality masks worn by the workers do nothing to protect them from inhaling this toxic dust. Many become ill. Among them are children. But despite this miserable work in the mines and their life in the simple barracks, where they sleep on makeshift mattresses covered in plastic, they have not lost the joy of living and accept this work which, in the end, gives them the possibility to earn a wage.
Zhu Yu
Zhu Yu was born in Dunhuang in 1987, studied arts and crafts at the Gansu Academy of Fine Arts and later specialized in still photography at the Hugo Photo Art University. After completing his studies he began teaching and, in 2009, making documentaries.
Credits
Subject Zhu YuCinematography Zhu Yu Liu ZhifengSound Shen Hancun, Zhao JingyanEditing Zhu Yu, Han LeiProducer Han LeiProduction company Documentary Channel Shanghai Media Group
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