Qing Dynasty soldiers, Ewenki warriors, and bandits clash in China's wild northern frontier.
The movie "Hulunbeier City" is one of the Chinese ethnic minority film project to reflect and depict the Ewenke culture story film. The film tells the story of the northwest border of the Qing dynasty was repeatedly provoked by bandits, Hulunbuir Deputy Yatun Yamen sent Solon Department of soldiers to the northern Shaanxi and Gansu to make up the camp, completely eliminate the bandits, to pacify the border people.
Production
Rare cinematic window into Ewenki culture, barely documented on film.
Direction
Tu Men balances state-funded duty with genuine ethnic voice.
Director
Tu Men
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Ewenki (Evenk) are one of China's smallest officially recognized ethnic groups, with fewer than 30,000 people; this film represents one of their rare big-screen portraits.
Part of China's 'ethnic minority film project,' this walked a tightrope between cultural documentation and state-approved historical narratives about border stability.
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