The Shaft (2008)
- Directed by
- Chi Zhang
How it feels
A family in a Chinese mining town faces separate turning points. The daughter must pick between her own ambitions and an arranged marriage. The son prepares to start work underground. The father, now retired, watches as their lives unfold.
slow-burnintrospectivepoignantearthycontemplativegroundednaturalisticresigned
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