Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

Plot Summary

A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.

7.6 /10

2003

CN

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Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Rust

factory worker

squatter

industrial society

industry

urban

working class

poverty

co-workers relationship

struggle for survival

railroad

modern china

forced relocation

contamination

railway station

coal

squatting

railwayman

fly-on-the-wall

father son relationship

wintertime

industrial town

cigarette smoking

working class people