Umbrella
Director Du Haibin
Countries China
Duration 100 min
Synopsis
Director Du Haibin uses the umbrella, always present because of China’s adverse climate, as a metaphor for the sense of unprotection Chinese workers are presently experiencing. The design for modernization is all geared towards benefiting the cities, while sacrificing interests of the countryside. The 20 years of reform in fact marginalized rural society. Although the government made gestures to assist the countryside, China has become a place where a huge wealth gap exists between a few rich people, and a growing number of poor.
Director Du Haibin uses the umbrella, always present because of China’s adverse climate, as a metaphor for the sense of unprotection Chinese workers are presently experiencing. The design for modernization is all geared towards benefiting the cities, while sacrificing interests of the countryside. The 20 years of reform in fact marginalized rural society. Although the government made gestures to assist the countryside, China has become a place where a huge wealth gap exists between a few rich people, and a growing number of poor.