China: Beyond the Clouds

Overview

Documentary series made in China in the early 90s. Agland was an anthropologist and he’d already made a wonderful series in the 80s about the Baka tribe in Cameroon. For Beyond the Clouds, he spent several years in a small town in Yunnan province telling the stories of various characters he met. He focuses on normal people but in doing so tells us about China’s past as well as its present and the monumental change that was coming.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Lisa Lu

Director

Phil Agland

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0109419