Documentary
The Uyghurs
User Score1 votes
60%6.0/10
Release1977→
Runtime0H 30M
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased
Synopsis
Filmed in western China in the late 1970s, this documentary portrays the Uyghur people, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority living in the Xinjiang region. Directed by Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens, the film documents daily life and cultural practices during the closing years of the Cultural Revolution, situating Uyghur identity within the broader political and social framework of the People’s Republic of China.
Media2
Posters
Director
Joris Ivens
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Keywords
woman director
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