It's a harsh portrait of a brutal segment of society, only relieved by an occasional handsome landscape shot (filmed in the Shaanxi province) that makes Bai's plight all the more compelling.
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07/11/08
Blind Mountain (2008)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:8
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Li's characters are imperfectly drawn, and the film follows a somewhat problematic arc, but Blind Mountain is nonetheless deeply compelling viewing.
Theatrical Release:Mar 12, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Known for making films that expose the corrupt, seedy underbelly of modern China, director Li Yang found his previous outing, BLIND SHAFT, banned in its native country. Its successor, BLIND... [More]
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Reviews for Blind Mountain
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Top Critic[Director] Li was a documentarian before he switched to feature films with the highly praised 2003 feature Blind Shaft, and it shows in his raw style.
06/19/08
Top CriticThis is a resolutely tough-minded, beautifully crafted film so compelling as to make bearable watching the nearly unbearable.
04/25/08
Top CriticEven trimmed, the film is a stinging and frightening indictment of mainland China.
03/12/08
Top CriticBlind Mountain, the second feature from Li Yang, is a reminder that art sometimes keeps the truth alive far better than the news.
03/12/08
Top CriticEasily fits the paradigm parodied by Funny Games. The difference: This movie actually has a political point.
03/11/08
Top CriticThe heat of empathetic outrage that Li generates from the audience is enough to make the theater combust.
03/06/08
Top CriticWhether one responds or not to the pic's (certainly valid) theme... pic has a deadening lack of dramatic development and a plethora of thinly drawn characters.
05/21/07
Top CriticEven though Chinese authorities forced the director to make many cuts before it could be shown in Cannes, the movie retains enormous political impact as well as being a moving drama.
05/21/07
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