The Ditch
The Ditch is one of the most talked-about Drama movies released in 2011, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
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.