Detroit Indie Group

Blind Mountain

March 22, 2008 · 9:30 PM
Detroit Institute of Arts - DFT

A demographic time bomb is exploding in today's China; Deng Xiaoping's "one-child policy" has resulted in too few women available for Chinese men to marry. The result has been an explosion of modern-day slavery. An attractive, urbane young woman (Huang Lu in a memorable screen debut) travels to a remote village in mountainous Shaanxi province for a reasonably well-paying job she has been promised. Instead she is kidnapped, drugged, and sold into marriage. Huang Lu gives a stirring performance as the unwitting bride whose increasingly desperate and ingenious attempts to escape pit her against a corrupt community and its government enablers. Controversial Chinese filmmaker Li Yang (who previously exposed criminal scams in the Chinese mining industry in his devastating Blind Shaft) was inspired by the horrific reality of human trafficking for this riveting thriller. Real-life kidnapped brides were cast in several roles. Standing ovation, 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In Mandarin with English subtitles. (97 min.)

We'll meet at Union Street for dinner at 7:30 PM. http://unionstreetdet...
**Please note time change for dinner**

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Laura

Dean, we can't spot you if we don't know what you look like ;-) Please consider adding a photo.

0 · March 23, 2008
A former member

There was a dinner? Sorry I missed both on Friday. Friday's can be bad for me. I thought I was going to make both, but I had to work late.

0 · March 23, 2008
A former member

I was there, but nobody saw me. I was late.

0 · March 23, 2008
David

Just a ride between the cafe and the DFT.

0 · March 21, 2008
Laura

David, would you need a ride between the DFT and the Cafe only? I'd gladly car pool were I going. Surely, one of our kind group members can help out? BTW, I met David at Bullitt, and he's a great guy...my friend was blown away by your film knowledge.

0 · March 21, 2008
walt

Dinner-Yes.
I'll see you all there.

0 · March 21, 2008
A former member

Hi David,
Not sure who will have room in their car but I'm sure we can work something out to get you from Union Street to the DFT. Our car may be full otherwise I'd say you could ride with us. Will anyone be able to give David a lift to the DFT?

0 · March 21, 2008
David

By any chance, would I be able to catch from the Union Street cafe to the theater? I can help with gas!

0 · March 20, 2008
Marianne Perraut

I hope to be there for dinner, as well.

0 · March 20, 2008
David

I'll be there for the movie, dinner, not likely.

0 · March 20, 2008