Umbrella

Umbrella (2007)

Run Time - 93 min.  |   Countries - China  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

Sixth generation Chinese filmmaker Dy Haibin exposes the uncomfortable truth surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics in this documentary that looks past the glossy surface image propagated by the government to reveal not only the country's increased urbanization, but also the disparities in prosperity and opportunity following the economic reforms of the last few decades. Has the time-honored farming culture that once drove the Chinese economy been forgotten in the quest for modernization. By dividing his film into five segments, director Haibin examines each of the core groups that characterized the country's pre-reform society: merchants, workers, students, soldiers, and peasants.