Yumen

Yumen

2013
1h 5m
7.0

7.0/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Set in a quasi-ghost town that once thrived with oil in China's arid northwest, Yumen is a haunting, fragmented tale of hungry souls, restless youth, a wandering artist and a lonely woman, all searching for human connection among the town's crumbling landscape. One part "ruin porn", one part "ghost story”, and entirely shot on 16mm, the film brings together performance art, narrative gesture, and social realism not only to play with convention and defy genre, but also to pay homage to a disappearing life-world and a fading medium.

Status: Released

Language: ZH

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Production Information

Production Companies
SEL
Production Countries
China
Spoken Languages
Mandarin

Quick Facts

Original Title 玉门
Release Date February 12, 2013
Status Released
Language ZH
IMDb ID tt2735438
Website Visit Site

Cast

Chen Xuehua
Chen Xuehua

Huang Xiang
Huang Xiang

Xu Ruotao
Xu Ruotao

Key Crew

J.P. Sniadecki
Director
Huang Xiang
Director
Xu Ruotao
Director