China's Haze: Under the Doom

China's Haze: Under the Doom

Directed by Cissie Fan

Produced by 柴静

2015104 min8.0 / 10

A urgent, investigative documentary that weaves personal tragedy with systemic critique to expose the human and environmental cost of unchecked industrial pollution.

Chai Jing's documentary about the massive smog problem in China. Chai Jing started making the documentary when her as yet unborn daughter developed a tumour in the womb, which had to be removed very soon after her birth. Chai blames air pollution for the tumour. The film, which combines footage of a lecture with interviews and factory visits, has been compared with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth in both its style and likely impact. The film openly criticises state-owned energy companies, steel producers and coal factories, as well as showing the inability of the Ministry of Environmental Protection to act against the big polluters.

Questions people ask

  • Is China's Haze: Under the Doom sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is China's Haze: Under the Doom violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is China's Haze: Under the Doom easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is China's Haze: Under the Doom scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does China's Haze: Under the Doom end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Surprise95

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Love96

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