The Ditch

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Cheng Zhengwu

Cheng ZhengwuCast

Niansong Jing

Niansong JingCast

Xiangnian Li

Xiangnian LiCast

Renjun Lian

Renjun LianCast

Ye Lu

Ye LuXiao Li

Yang HaoyuLao Dong

Jieleu Wan

Jieleu WanCast

Li DaguangCast

Wang Dayuan

Wang DayuanCast

Liming Lei

Liming LeiCast

Li JiaqiCast

Zi Feng

Zi FengCast