Behemoth – Der schwarze Drache (2015)

Behemoth – Der schwarze Drache: Directed by Liang Zhao. Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners’ hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.

“This film takes us to a number of gasp-worthy and infrequently filmed places–deep into a mine and into a steel mill where workers sling around white-hot molten metal. The technical quality of the images is extraordinary, heightening the impact. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter seeing the effects of these industries on the environment, we then see footage of the effects on people who work there. The only narration is adapted from Danteu0026#39;s u0026quot;The Divine Comedy.u0026quot; That was a brilliant idea, letting the visuals essentially speak for themselves.”