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  • China's Wild West (2008)
  • Short | 10 min | Documentary, Short
China's Wild West (2008)
Short | 10 min | Documentary, Short
40 times more valuable than gold, Jade is found in the dried-up Yurungkash riverbed in China's remote desert region of Xinjiang. Partly observational, partly impressionistic and filmed covertly, China's Wild West describes a day in the ...See more40 times more valuable than gold, Jade is found in the dried-up Yurungkash riverbed in China's remote desert region of Xinjiang. Partly observational, partly impressionistic and filmed covertly, China's Wild West describes a day in the life of the Muslim community hoping to strike it rich. Eschewing politics, it portrays the lives, hopes and expectations of a group of simple, spiritual people who - in more ways than might first be obvious - represent us all. Written by Michael Riley See less
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Director
Ula Pontikos (as Urszula Pontikos)
Producer
Michael Riley
Composer
Gareth Lockrane
Cinematographer
Ula Pontikos (as Urszula Pontikos)
Editor
Maya Maffioli
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Release date
Jan 18, 2009 (United States)
Awards
1 nomination

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