TothesouthoftheIndianmetropolisofSuratinGujaratprovinceliesavastindustrialzonethathasbeengrowingeversincethe1960s.DirectorRahulJainfilmedthegruelingdailyroutineinjustoneofthemanytextilefactoriesthere.Inthefactory,manandmachineseemtohavefusedintoonebeing.Itisdarkanddank,andbarelyanydaylightpenetratesthespace.Thelaborisheavyandmind-numbing,andtheworkdaysseemendless.Wearedrawnintoagloomyworldwherethecacophonousbeatofmachinerysetstherhythmoftoil.Jainisasinterestedinthemysteriousconnectionbetweenworkerandproduct(thefabricsaretreatedmechanically,butalsowithlove)asheisinthedegradingconditions.Eachshiftlasts12hours,foradultsandchildrenalike,andwagesareextremelylow.Shortinterviewsareinterspersedthroughouttheobservationalsequences,someofwhicharecaptivatingintheirbeautywhileothersarepainfultowatch–suchaswhenweseeaboynoddingviolentlyinhisstruggletostayawake.(FromIDFAofficialwebsite)
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段志强,葛剑雄,呼兰,刘擎,刘旸,刘宇,马家辉,梅毅,蒲熠星,上官喜爱,施展,唐伯虎,文少卿,吴樾,徐志胜,阎鹤祥,张佳晶,张谨,周轶君,周逵
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