The Warriors of Qiugang (2010)
- Directed by
- Ruby Yang
- Genre
- documentary film, short film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 39 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Chinese village fights to stop chemical plants from poisoning their land and water. The documentary follows the villagers' campaign against the most harmful polluter.
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What happens
The Warriors of Qiugang (simplified Chinese: 仇岗卫士; traditional Chinese: 仇崗衛士; pinyin: Qiúgǎng Wèishì) is a 39-minute documentary film that chronicles the story of the Chinese village of Qiugang (pop. 1,900 in ca. 2010), in the suburbs of Bengbu City in Anhui Province in central-eastern China. It tells how a group of Chinese villagers put an end to the poisoning of their land and water by three chemical plants, the worst being Jiucailuo Chemical. It was directed and produced by Oscar winners Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon, respectively. Guan Xin was the field producer and cinematographer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short but lost to Strangers No More. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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