Recommendation: Joris Ivens
Hello, I like to repeat the recommendation in my review: By sheer coincidence, China has been the host to many similar produces. Joris Ivens was hooked on China, and made among others "The 400 million" (1939, about the resistance against Japan), "La Pharmacie 3" (1976, about a pharmacy) and "Une histoire de ballon" (1976, about a school). The latter two documentaries were recorded during the notorious Cultural Revolution. His work resembles the style of "24 City", including the combination of a documentary with orchestrated drama.