The Ditch

The Ditch 2011

夹边沟 jiā biān gōu

The film focuses on the suffering of Chinese who were imprisoned in a forced labor camp called Jiabiangou in the Gobi Desert in winter 1960 under Mao Zedong on the grounds that they were "rightist elements". The film tells of the harsh life of these men, who coped with physical exhaustion, extreme cold, starvation and death on a daily basis.

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3.84 Beginner Director Wang Bing IMDb 7.1

Cast

Cheng Zhengwu Niansong Jing Xiangnian Li Renjun Lian Ye Lu Xiao Li Yang Haoyu Yang Haoyu Lao Dong Jieleu Wan Li Daguang Li Daguang Wang Dayuan Liming Lei

Vocabulary

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木 木 Mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden ∼HSK 3
土改 土改 tǔ gǎi land reform ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
干活 幹活 gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
秋收 秋收 qiū shōu fall harvest; to reap ∼HSK 3
检举 檢舉 jiǎn jǔ to report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb ∼HSK 3
疼死 疼死 téng sǐ to really hurt ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
光光 光光 guāng guāng bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
被褥 被褥 bèi rù bedding; bedclothes ∼HSK 3
团子 糰子 tuán zi dango (Japanese dumpling) ∼HSK 3
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
事儿 事兒 shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
再者 再者 zài zhě moreover; besides ∼HSK 3
开春 開春 kāi chūn beginning of spring; the lunar New Year ∼HSK 3
种地 種地 zhòng dì to farm; to work the land ∼HSK 3
保住 保住 bǎo zhù to preserve; to save ∼HSK 3
活人 活人 huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
白菜 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage; pak choi HSK 3
有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
不得已 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must ∼HSK 3
被子 被子 bèi zi quilt HSK 3
暖和 暖和 nuǎn huo warm; nice and warm HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
牌子 牌子 pái zi sign; trademark; brand HSK 3
家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family member; (family) dependent HSK 3
衬衫 襯衫 chèn shān shirt; blouse HSK 3
营养 營養 yíng yǎng nutrition; nourishment HSK 3
建设 建設 jiàn shè to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute HSK 3
补充 補充 bǔ chōng to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary HSK 3
其次 其次 qí cì next; secondly HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
批评 批評 pī píng to criticize; criticism HSK 3
去世 去世 qù shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
围 圍 wéi to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
离婚 離婚 lí hūn to divorce HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation); topic HSK 3
眼前 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
成立 成立 chéng lì to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water HSK 3
资格 資格 zī gé qualifications; seniority HSK 3
尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent HSK 3
搬 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
汤 湯 shāng rushing current HSK 3