---
title: 'The Ditch (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wang Bing'
released: '2010-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ditch-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723112/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ditch (2010)

2010 · 109 min · Drama · Hong Kong, France, Belgium


## Synopsis

The Ditch is a 2010 docudrama film produced, written and directed by Wang Bing, based on the novel Goodbye, Jiabiangou by Yang Xianhui. A reenactment of the forced labor camps called Jiabiangou during 1960's Maoist China, it focuses on the suffering of those imprisoned in the Gobi Desert after the Anti-Rightist Campaign, following the prisoners harsh life, who coped with physical exhaustion, extreme cold, starvation and death on a daily basis. It is one of the first films to tackle the subject.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wang Bing](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-bing)
- **Screenplay:** [Wang Bing](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-bing)

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