City of Jade (2016)

Original title

翡翠之城

Directed by

Midi Z

Genre

documentary film

Country

Taiwan, Myanmar

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows people in a Burmese jade mining town. It shows their daily lives and the harsh conditions of the mining work.

observationalgroundedcontemplativeintimateunhurriedatmosphericquietmelancholic

What happens

City of Jade is a 2016 documentary film directed by Chinese-Burmese director Midi Z. The film won the Best Original Film Score at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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