Ta'ang

May. 05,2017

Rating：

6.9

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

China Civil War Struggle For Survival

Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Ta'ang or Palaung people, an ethnic minority living in the mountainous area between Myanmar's Kokang region and China's Yunnan province, have historically suffered many forced migrations due to war. When their survival is threatened again in 2015, thousands of them flee across the border. Filmmaker Wang Bing accompanies them and becomes a privileged witness to a human story that is both a modern reportage and a mythical epic.

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