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Fascinating and very depressing (spoilers, questions)

posted 17 years ago by outsider-2
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Sad and depressing - you can't not be moved by this story. It made me wonder how they were able to film as much as they did and even get such frank input from the factory manager. Surely, he is not going to be happy with the reaction of the audiences.

Also wonder , how many of the scenes were 're-enacted'?

Some of the shots appeared to be made at hip-level almost, as if they used a hidden camera. Did anyone else feel that way? Especially the scene where the workers went on temporary strike and the supervisor or someone comes outside and argues with the woman

Overall, very impressive film - I've not seen anything like it and I highly recommend it to anyone who has a chance to view it.

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[–] gregbarnes 17 years ago

According to an article in the New York Times, they did, in fact, have to secretly use cameras to record what took place at the factory.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/movies/26chin.html?ref=movies

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[–] eabakkum 13 years ago

@ outsider-2
I assume that mister Lam has a tolerant mind.
Of course there is some enacting, but the players and locations are real. That is what matters. You see the same approach in Barbara Kopples "Harlan County USA" and "American Dream". Or Joris Ivens "Ellende in de Borinage", the inventor of this category of filming.