Bitter Money

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Bitter Money

Released Jan 12, 2018

2h 32m

Documentary

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Migrants come to the city of East China looking for a better life, but instead find few opportunities and poor living conditions that create violence and oppression.

Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

It confirms that Wang is perhaps the most important nonfiction filmmaker anywhere in the world.

Jan 17, 2019

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Leo Goldsmith

Village Voice

We are not, as in so many a contemporary documentary, made to merely identify with the position of cameraperson, but are forced to consider and find our own ethical and political positions.

Jan 16, 2018

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

It's not clear that the director quite found what he was looking for.

Jan 11, 2018

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Andreea Patru

Vague Visages

Ultimately, Bitter Money points out that accumulating money doesn’t necessarily bring wealth, and that slaving away isn’t necessarily a solution for the Chinese subjects — it’s their only option.

Dec 6, 2023

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

Wang has an unreal talent for finding precisely the right way to frame candid moments -- and for making reenacted moments appear candid.

Feb 14, 2020

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Tara Judah

Desist Film

Courtisane presents art on its own terms, not only for what it is not.

Jan 24, 2019

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Synopsis

Migrants come to the city of East China looking for a better life, but instead find few opportunities and poor living conditions that create violence and oppression.

Director: Bing Wang
Producer: Vincent Wang
Distributor: Icarus Films
Production Co: Chinese Shadows
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2018
Runtime: 2h 32m