''People Mountain People Sea'' (人山人海, Rén shān rén hǎi) is a 2011 Chinese film directed by

Cai Shangjun Cai Shangjun () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, D ...

. It was selected for the main competition at the

68th Venice International Film Festival The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was p ...

Cast

Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin (born June 27, 1970) is a Chinese actor active in television and film. He is most notable for the portrayal of Cao Cao in the 2010 television series '' Three Kingdoms''; as well as his performance in ''Decade of Marriage'', '' Qiao ...

as Tie * Tao Hong as Tianxin, Tie's ex-girlfriend who bore his illegitimate son *

Wu Xiubo Wu Xiubo ( , born 5 September 1968), is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He is most widely known as Xinjie Liu, the protagonist in the television series ''Before the Dawn'', for which he received several awards. Wu ranked 43rd on ''Forbes ...

as Xiao Qiang, criminal who killed Tie's brother

Versions

The film was released in two different versions in China and abroad. In the domestic (censored) version, Xiao Qiang was caught by the police (he escaped from a medical clinic after being beaten) while the other miners were all rescued by the police following the explosion. This version ends with police officers instructing Tie to obey the laws. In the international version, Xiao Qiang was bludgeoned to death underground by fellow miners, and the other miners (except for the boy) all died in the final explosion.

References

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* Chinese crime thriller films Films directed by Cai Shangjun Films set in Guizhou Films shot in Guizhou {{china-film-stub