Coal Money

Name: Coal Money
Director: Wang Bing
Released: 2009

Wang Bing 2009

On the coal road linking the Shanxi mines with the large port of Tianjin, in northern China, the drivers of 100-ton trucks shuttle endlessly to and fro, day and night. On the roadside: prostitutes, cops, petty racketeers, garage owners, mechanics.

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Running Time:

53 min.

Spoken Languages:

Chinese

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Wang Bing

Producers:

Serge Lalou

Cinematographers:

Wang Bing

Editors:

Catherine Rascon

Production Companies:

Les Films d'Ici

Festival Participation

Cinema Planeta Environmental - 2010
Hong Kong IFF - 2010
Jeonju Int'l - 2010
Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Montréal - 2010
Filmmaker Film Festival Milano - 2010

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