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2020210 minPGdocumentary

Silent Landscape

2020210 minPGdocumentary

Tongchuan, a small town on the Loess Plateau, illustrates the interplay between seasonal changes and community life across the four seasons.

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Tongchuan, a small town on the Loess Plateau, illustrates the interplay between seasonal changes and community life across the four seasons.

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Lin Xin

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Tongchuan, a small town on the northwest of the Loess Plateau, serves as the backdrop for a study of seasonal changes. The film connects the four seasons of life with the four seasons of the year. It examines how these cycles affect the community and its environment. Through various scenes, the documentary presents the rhythms of daily life in Tongchuan and the passage of time in this unique setting. The runtime is 210 minutes.

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