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Miners (2010)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Budan Bai

Synopsis

Datong, the mining capital of the Shanxi province. Bai Budan interviews miners, the invisible auxiliaries of Chinese society in the throes of change.

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Budan Bai
Budan Bai
Director
Budan Bai
Budan Bai
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