Falling from the Sky (2009)
- Original title
- 天降
- Directed by
- Zhang Zanbo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- mainland China
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Chinese documentary about villagers in Hunan province whose lives are disrupted by rocket debris falling from a nearby launch center. It follows farmers, a bereaved father, and a factory owner as they deal with property damage and negotiate with local officials.
observationalgroundedsoberthoughtfulintimaterestrainedhumanizinglow-key
What happens
《天降》（英文譯名：）是一部2009年的中國大陸獨立紀錄片，是導演張贊波的紀錄長片處女作。影片取材於湖南省邵陽市綏寧縣，記錄了當地百姓因生活在火箭殘骸落區而遭遇的諸多困難與不幸。 位於湘西南邊陲的綏寧縣是中國西昌衛星發射中心進行航天器發射後的火箭殘骸主要落區之一。自二十世紀九十年代以來，全縣有十一個鄉鎮先後數十次成為殘骸落點。2008年，中國有北京奧運、神舟七號發射、三鹿奶粉事件等大事發生；在這樣的政治和社會背景下，影片尋訪了綏寧縣的村民，記錄了衛星發射與殘骸襲擊為他們帶來的生活不便和經濟損失。片中著重展現的人物包括因氣候原因而遭遇農作物減產的農民袁士釗、1998年在一次殘骸傷人事故中喪女的劉榮喜、嫁到溫州後重返家鄉開辦電子元件廠的向秋梅等。此外，影片也採訪了部分基層官員，並記錄了當地政府在衛星發射前的準備工作，以及村民在房屋和田地被殘骸擊中受損後與政府間的談判與爭執。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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