Shattered

Name: Shattered
Director: Xu Tong
Genre: Documentary, History, Documentary
Released: 2011-10-01
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: 唐希信

2011105m

★ 8.6

DocumentaryHistoryDocumentary

A microcosm of China past and present flows through Xu Tong’s intimate docu “Shattered,” in which the maverick indie filmmaker continues to refine his techniques and concerns shown in his previous “Wheat Harvest” and “Fortune Teller.”

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