The Cold Winter (2015)

• Documentary

The Cold Winter was shot from the end of 2009 to early 2010, and focuses on the struggle of artists near Beijing’s famous Chaoyang District 798 Art Zone to protect their land and studios from demolition by developers. During the exceptionally cold winter of the title, the artists formed the “Warm Winter Plan” movement as a means of defending their rights and raising public awareness, being subjected to threats and brutal violence in the process.

Release date

February 28, 2015

Runtime

1h 43m

Language

Chinese

Director

Kuo Zheng

Status

Released