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New Chinese film portrays migrant workers with dignity
Xinhua
Beijing, April 16 (Xinhua) China's much neglected and socially frowned upon migrant workers are the focus of a new
Chinese film that portrays them with dignity and respect.
"Loach Is Fish Too", directed by Yang Yazhou, follows the story of two workers from the countryside who share the name Ni Qiu (Loach), as they try to eke out a subsistence living in the capital city.
Approximately 140 million farmer peasants, more than a tenth of China's 1.3 billion population, have migrated to the cities for work. They are subject to bias, discrimination and shabby treatment as they are poorly educated and do low-paid jobs as housekeepers, construction workers, waiters and repairmen.
Yang, known as "the people's movie maker", is adept at reflecting social changes by portraying the lives of common people. His previous works include "Pretty Big Feet", the story of rural teachers.
"The message of 'Loach Is Fish Too' is that as long as I stand straight, I am equal to you. Everyone has dignity," he says.
All the actors worked without the benefit of makeup to show the gritty reality of migrant life, except one who played an intellectual, he adds.
Few Chinese movies have focused on this disadvantaged sector of society despite its increasing influence on the country. "It is wrong that such a large part of society is so neglected in art," Yang remarks.
Compared to the aloof portrayal of migrant workers in "The World" (2004) by up-and-coming director Jia Zhangke, "Loach Is Fish Too", which released Saturday, reportedly shows more warmth, sincerity and humour.
A winner of the Best Artistic Contribution award at the Tokyo International Film Festival last year, the movie is vying for 12 awards with 29 other
Chinese-made films at the ongoing 13th Beijing Student Film Festival.
--Xinhua
Indo-Asian News Service
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