Does Behemoth end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 100% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Behemoth easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Behemoth

Name: Behemoth
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.5

Directed by Zhao Liang

Produced by INA

201595 min7.5 / 10

A bleak, meditative documentary that witnesses the human and environmental devastation wrought by industrial mining in China, framing it as a descent into purgatory.

Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners' hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.

Clusters

Movies About Institutional Injustice Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Religion Versus The System Consequences Of Wrongdoing East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Pollution China Coal Industrialisation

Questions people ask

Does Behemoth end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.
Is Behemoth sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Behemoth easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Behemoth violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Behemoth scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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