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The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

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1989 | 65 min | Romance, Documentary

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of anyone in the mood for a love story and anyone who likes learning something new. A good pick for a cozy night in.
The mood
Warm and romantic, eye-opening.
The pace
Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 5 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.

In the twilight years of the Cultural Revolution, a Chinese filmmaker slowly becoming blind tours the country screening her last film to peasants. In it, the woman imagines two "alien" lovers walking from end-to-end along the Great Wall to join each other in the middle, one last time. This documentary is an adaptation of Ulay and Marina Abramovic's final collaborative project, the 1988 performance "The Lovers: The Great Wall Walk."

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  • Reach & staying powerNot counted

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

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Cast & crew

Directed by Murray Grigor

  • Marina AbramovićHerself
  • UlayHimself
  • Bao XingCalligrapher
  • Sedar ChazamVoice
  • Wu Xiao MingVoice