From Jia Zhang-ke, the acclaimed director of Still Life, comes this documentary about a massive weapons plant in China's Sichuan province. As the camera rolls, we learn that the factory's thousands of workers are being laid off by the state in order to demolish the plant and erect "24 City," a high-end condo complex. "A virtuoso look at Jia Zhangke's rapidly modernizing homeland, capturing huge changes both economical and psychological" (Mark Jenkins, NPR). In Mandarin with English subtitles.

Jia Zhang-ke---China---2008---112 mins.

• Cinema Guild
• Release date: 1/12/2010