Behemoth documents the devastating consequences that open-cast mining has had both on the environment in Mongolia and on the health of miners and ironworkers. After decades of breathing in coal dust, death seems just around the corner for these men. Mesmerising and dreamlike in its stark bird’s eye observations of the industrial processes at work, this is a nearly silent trip into Dante’s circle of hell from Zhao Liang, one of China’s most talented filmmakers.
Presented in association with the ICA.