Wang Bing and the Loves of Others: Three Sisters (San zimei)

In this quietly contemplative documentary, Wang Bing takes us into the lives of three young girls growing up in a poverty-stricken Chinese village. Though theirs is a world far from ours, writes Dan Edwards, this remarkable film has the power to transport us into the subjects' lives in a way that few others can.

Additional keywords: Asian cinema, China, documentary, politics, economics, division, class.