Jalainur
China
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2008
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Color
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92 min
This directory compiles the glossaries from all editions of Cines del Sur: eleven already held and the twelfth currently underway. It serves as a living memory of the festival, its films, guests, sections, and spaces for reflection on the cinemas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Arab world. Here you can trace the evolution of its programming, rediscover filmmakers, and follow the thematic threads that have defined Cines del Sur's identity as a meeting point for cultures, perspectives, and ways of understanding cinema from the Global South.
In Mongolia, near the Russian border, an open-pit coal mine can still be found. A site used by Chinese industrial machinery to extract cheap coal, the Jalainur quarry is a legendary place where a large number of steam-powered machines can still be seen operating. In this magnetic enclave, the elderly Zhu Youxiang and his apprentice Li Zhizhong work as engineers. Jalainur focuses on the latter, who is unable to accept that the central relationship of his working life is about to end due to his master's imminent retirement.
Technical Details
Direction:
Zhao Ye
Cinematography:
Zhao Ye
Music:
Lin Chaoyang
Language:
Mandarin
Production:
Helen Cui
Art Direction:
Li Jiang, Chen Houquan
Sound:
Chen Ting
Subtitles:
English and Spanish
Screenplay:
Zhao Ye
Editing:
Zhao Ye
Cast:
Liu Yuansheng (Zhu Youxiang), Li Zhizhong
Director
Zhao Ye
Born in Beijing in 1979, he graduated from the capital's Film Academy in 2004. That same year, he directed his first short film, an animated piece titled Cai Wei. In 2007, he made Ma Wu Jia, his debut feature film, which was screened at numerous international festivals and won the Best Film Award at the 4th China Independent Film Festival. His latest feature film, Jalainur, won the FIPRESCI Award at the Pusan International Film Festival.
