The Ditch

Overview

The film focuses on the suffering of Chinese who were imprisoned in a forced labor camp called Jiabiangou in the Gobi Desert in winter 1960 under Mao Zedong on the grounds that they were "rightist elements". The film tells of the harsh life of these men, who coped with physical exhaustion, extreme cold, starvation and death on a daily basis.

Cast

C

Cheng Zhengwu

N

Niansong Jing

X

Xiangnian Li

R

Renjun Lian

Y

Ye Lu

Xiao Li

Yang Haoyu

Lao Dong

J

Jieleu Wan

Li Daguang

W

Wang Dayuan

L

Liming Lei

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