The Verse of Us (2015)

Original title

我的诗篇

Directed by

Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin

Genre

documentary film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows the lives of Chinese factory workers who also write poetry. It follows several individuals as they create art while dealing with industrial labor.

contemplativeintimatepoignantgroundedobservationalreflectivehumanizing

What happens

The Verse of Us (simplified Chinese: 我的诗篇; traditional Chinese: 我的詩篇; pinyin: wǒ de shīpiān; lit. 'my poem(s)'). also known as Chinese Verses and Iron Moon, is a 2015 Chinese feature documentary film directed by Xiaoyu Qin and Feiyue Wu. The documentary follows working class poets in China. The film was released in China by China Film Group Corporation on November 1, 2015. It was also released internationally and has won multiple awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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