"DAZZLING... A TRUE PIECE OF FILM MAGIC
Directed with airtight ruthlessness..."
– Elvis Mitchell, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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"PART NEOREALIST EXPOSÉ,
PART NOIR THRILLER.
a film with no wasted scenes
and steadily increasing tension"
– J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE

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Workplace Deaths Rise in China
Despite New Safety Legislation.
– Joseph Kahn , THE NEW YORK TIMES

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AWARDS

Berlin International Film Festival
Silver Bear
Artistic Contribution in Directing and Writing

Deauville Asian Film Festival
Best Film
Best Director, Best Actor (Wang Baoqiang) Audience Award, Critics Prize

Buenos Aires Film Festival
Best Cinematography Award

Kodak Award
for Best Image Treatment

Cinecolor Award
for Best Image Treatment

Hong Kong International Film Festival
Silver Firebird Award

Tribeca International Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature