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Film · 2015

Behemoth

Original titleBei xi mo shou

Directed by Zhao Liang

  • 1 h 35 min
  • Documentary
  • China
  • Released in the UK 18 August 2016
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Synopsis

Behemot is the name of the mythical terrifying monster that ruled the mountains at midnights according to the Old Testament. Nowadays, the nightmare of the inhabitants of the rural zones are the iron mines, which have damaged seriously the Chinese landscape. The workers of the mine life their particular daily hell, because they have to work underground in the morning and they have to guard the zone at night. The awful working conditions of these untireless workers make that their life expectancy reduces itself due to the respiratory problems that they suffer for the dust of the mines. 'Behemoth' is a documentary which was directed by Zhao Liang and released at the Venice Film Festival in 2015.

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Runtime
95 min1 hour and 35 minutes
How long is Behemoth?
1 hour and 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Behemoth released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 18 August 2016.
Who directed Behemoth?
Zhao Liang.
Where can I watch Behemoth?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (4)
Director
Zhao Liang
Writers
Zhao Liang
Producers
Zhao Liang
Cinematography
Zhao Liang

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'Behemoth' trailer 6:2817 August 2016

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What the critics say

  • La RazónSergi Sánchez "When it is just a documentary, is magnificent. When the voice of Zhao Liang screens into the images (...) the thing gets worse remarkable. However, the main point of the film has an impressive… Read
  • El MundoLuis Martínez "All the movie moves between the documentary and the fairytale; between reality and allegory. Doubtless, a piece of poetry maybe absurd and decidedly vast. Even brutal." Read
  • Screen DailyLee Marshall "'Behemoth' achieves much of its authority not from its borderline-pretentious voiceovers but from the way the images comment wordlessly on a world in which humans are reduced to the status of… Read

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