剧情介绍
To the south o f the Indi an metropolis of Sura t in Gujara t provinc e lies a vast industrial zone that ha s been growing ever si nce the 1960s. Director Ra hul Jai n filmed the grueling da ily routine i n just one of the many te xtile fact ories ther e. In the factory, man and machine seem to have f used into o ne being. It is dark and da nk, and bar ely any daylight penetrates t he space. The labor is h eavy and m ind-numbing, a nd the work da ys seem endles s. We are drawn in to a gloo my world wh ere the c acophonous beat of machi nery sets the rhythm of to il. Jain is as interested in the mysteriou s conne ction between worker and product (the fa brics a re treated mechanica lly, but also wi th love ) as he is in the de grading conditions. Ea ch shift la sts 12 h ours, for a dults and chil dren alike, and w ages are ext remely low. S hort interviews are inters persed throu ghout the observa tional sequen ces, s ome of which ar e captiv ating in their beau ty while o thers are p ainful to wa tch – suc h as when we s ee a boy n odding violentl y in hi s struggle to stay awa ke. (Fr om IDFA offici al website )详情
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