InfoAnda - Revenge film paints bleak picture of rural China |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Malaysia helps Indonesia in terror suspect hunt | 13 August 2009
India's Reliance Industries says profit up 32% | 28 July 2010
Pakistan ambassador in Tehran attacked | 12 May 2010

Aftershocks rattle New Zealand's Christchurch | 7 September 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Revenge film paints bleak picture of rural China |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Green Business Legal Deals Earnings Summits Business Video Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia Afghan Journal Africa Journal India Insight Global News Journal Pakistan: Now or Never? World Video Politics Politics Home Front Row Washington Politics Video Technology Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland Felix Salmon Breakingviews George Chen Bernd Debusmann Gregg Easterbrook James Pethokoukis James Saft John Wasik Christopher Whalen Ian Bremmer Mohamed El-Erian Lawrence Summers The Great Debate Unstructured Finance Newsmaker MuniLand Money Money Home Analyst Research Global Investing MuniLand Reuters Money Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Life & Culture Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Left Field Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package: reports 2:17pm EDT Yahoo CEO Bartz fired over the phone, rocky run ends | 3:10pm EDT Exclusive: Facebook doubles first-half revenue 3:07pm EDT Dozens dead in Russian hockey team plane crash | 4:48pm EDT The world still thinks Americans are "coolest": poll 06 Sep 2011 Discussed 179 Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package: report 79 Exclusive: Condoleezza Rice fires back at Cheney memoir 73 Biggest rally in Israel’s history presses PM Watched Virtual reality allows users to face up to a new look Mon, Sep 5 2011 Buenos Aires Fashion week sizzles Mon, Aug 22 2011 Photos show astronaut boot tracks on moon Tue, Sep 6 2011 Revenge film paints bleak picture of rural China Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Toronto film fest offers Oscar bids in strong market 8:37am EDT Irish actor Fassbender tipped for Venice glory Tue, Sep 6 2011 Le Carre, Clooney, Carnage contest Venice film prize Tue, Sep 6 2011 Japan film in Venice captures tsunami aftermath Tue, Sep 6 2011 Heathcliff is black in UK remake of Bronte's novel Tue, Sep 6 2011 Analysis & Opinion Nigeria deals the dollar another blow Madonna vs Polanski in Venice? No contest Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » China » By Mike Collett-White VENICE, Italy | Wed Sep 7, 2011 12:52pm EDT VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - New film "People Mountain People Sea" paints a bleak picture of rural China in a story about Lao Tie and his quest for revenge in the absence of state justice. Directed by Beijing-born Cai Shangjun, the movie is the "surprise" at this year's Venice film festival, where the main competition lineup is traditionally expanded by one late entry. The competition now comprises 23 movies. In 2006 Jia Zhangke, also from China, was the surprise entry at the world's oldest film festival and went on to win the coveted Golden Lion for best picture. His "Still Life" similarly dealt with the plight of ordinary Chinese who have been bypassed by the economic "miracle" that dominates Western headlines. "People Mountain People Sea" is based on a true story in which a band of brothers hunted down their sibling's killer. Cai reduces the brothers to a single character Lao played by Chen Jianbin, who goes in search of his brother's murderer realizing the police will never pursue the case. The impoverished peasant visits the city where he meets his estranged wife and son and ends up in an illegal mine in remote China where the killer has gone into hiding. "When we were young, in China in the 1970s there was a song we were all very familiar with -- the Internationale," Cai told Reuters in an interview in Venice. "There is a part in the song in which the lyrics go 'no savior from on high delivers, no faith have we in prince or peer'," he added, speaking through a translator. "This interested me because I found that when in need no one can really rely on finding help through the official processes or from laws. Justice needs to be found by oneself. I feel there is a connection (between the film and) the current society of China." The mine scenes are particularly hard-hitting in their portrayal of difficult and dangerous working conditions and unscrupulous owners treating their employees as slaves. One miner involved in a fight is executed in front of his colleagues. Cai said he was attracted to his taciturn character Lao, who, rather than meekly suffer injustice and abuse decides his own destiny in the end. "Facing the final shackles, he does not choose silence, but to fight with his life and to use violence against violence," the director said. (Reporting by Mike Collett-White) Entertainment Fashion Film China Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints Entertainment News From the Wrap NBCU Names Former Morgan Stanley Exec Stuart J. Epstein New CFO 4:47pm EDT He'll join the company in mid-October and report to Steve Burke Molly Sims Tapped to Host Lifetime's 'Project Accessory' 4:25pm EDT Designer Kenneth Cole and InStyle editor Ariel Foxman will serve as judges on new competition series, which premieres later this year Charts: Lil Wayne Falls Just a Lil' Shy of a Million; MTV Awards Boost Adele's Ballad to No. 1 4:07pm EDT "The Carter IV" is almost on par with Lil Wayne's past sales glory, with 964,000 sold, while Adele's bravura awards-show turn actually pushed an old-school ballad into the top spot on the digital songs chart Summit Sues Twilight.com Owner for Copyright Infringement 4:09pm EDT Studio says the operator of the crude fan merchandise site is fooling people into thinking his is the official Twilight website We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Social Stream (What's this?) Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Mobile Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Contact Us Advertise With Us Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Newsletters About Privacy Policy Terms of Use Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Thursday, 8 September 2011
Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias to duet on new single
Justin Verlander wins 22nd as Tigers top Indians again
U.S. urges end to Sudan fighting, new clashes break out |
Jimmy Kimmel pays tearful tribute to his Uncle Frank
Simmering tension over forest give away
Army mule goes robotic
Survey: Half of global PC users use illegal software
Analysis: Beleaguered Berlusconi hangs on for now |
UK retail spending down
U.S. urged to expedite drilling permits for economic boost
Russian plane carrying Kontinental Hockey League team crashes killing 43
Settlers suspected in vandalism at Israeli army base |
Elizabeth Taylor's legendary jewels go up for auction
Bomb threats ground Pakistani airliners |
Iridium to sell new phone, other services |
Nvidia up on outlook, analysts skeptical |
Mosaid asks shareholders to reject Wilan hostile bid |
Best Buy unveils new third-party Marketplace |
Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond honored by Kennedy Center |
Jon Cryer says he doesn't have Charlie Sheen's phone number |
Revenge film paints bleak picture of rural China |
London Film fest seeks beauty and controversy |
Elizabeth Taylor's storied jewelry up for auction |
Libya fighters amass near pro-Gaddafi town |
At Eid ul-Fitr reception, Clinton reaches out to global Muslim community
India detains 3 people in Kashmir linked to Delhi blast |
Pitching reigns supreme in Phils-Braves matchup
Russia mourns loss of hockey team in plane crash |
FBI charges 91 in $295 million Medicare fraud
Government says many Americans went hungry last year
Crane repairing National Cathedral collapses
With recent success, PGA Tour now has belly full of long putters
South Korea presidential frontrunner loses poll lead |
Diaz dropped from title shot at UFC 137, Condit to challenge St. Pierre
For starters, still recovering Peyton Manning won't be behind center for Colts
Australian police drop inquiry into MP brothel scandal |
Obama urged to wield U.N. veto against Palestinians |
Gaddafi defiant in call Syria TV says is from Libya |
Analysis: Why would anyone want to be Yahoo's CEO? |
Exclusive: Facebook doubles first-half revenue |
Amazon in deal with legislators over tax law: report |
HTC extends lawsuit versus Apple to patents from Google |
Apple sues Samsung in Japan over patents: report |
Hitachi buys U.S. data storage firm BlueArc |
Gartner slashes 2011 PC market growth forecast |
Amazon's Selipsky bullish on AWS profitability |
Microsoft lines up its big swing at tablets |
IBM, Vodafone extend India outsourcing deal for up to $1 billion |
Russell Armstrong sober at time of death: coroner |
Reese Witherspoon struck by car while jogging |
Witness: Nostalgia for Mao era lives on 35 years after his death |
Russia mourns death of hockey team; airplanes undergo checks
Lone women need job opportunities
Gold prices rise as bargain hunters push prices higher
Analysis: Blast another blow for clueless India government |
Chevron to pay $24.5 million for pollution violations
Report: Dallas Cowboys again lead list of NFL's most valuable teams
Mubarak in court after top officials called to testify |
Charest reshuffles cabinet after Quebec deputy premier quits
Plane crash involving Kontinental Hockey League players rocks NHL
Syrian activists appeal for international help |
Katia, Maria and Nate taunt Eastern Seabord
European Central Bank leaves three key interest rates unchanged
Dry data
Analysis: Turkey's gunboat diplomacy makes waves in region |
In Afghanistan's Panjshir, disquiet over Taliban reconciliation |
Analysis: Israel faces perfect storm in shifting region |
Tablet boom prompts Gartner to cut PC market view |
DirecTV streams NFL games for added sales |
Nokia suffers as Europeans turn to smartphones: IDC |
Spain wants EU call for online anorexia crack down |
Jury selection starts in trial of Michael Jackson doctor |
Galliano gets 6,000 euro fine for anti-Semitic outburst |
ESPN and NFL reach $15 billion Monday Night Football deal |
Sokurov completes power series with Faust film |
McConaughey ditches romance to play killer cop |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01