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Blind Shaft (2003)

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Blind Shaft (2003)

Overview

Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis is a stark, unflinching systemic critique of worker exploitation, unchecked capitalism, and corruption, explicitly promoting a progressive viewpoint on social justice and human rights.

The film features a cast authentic to its Chinese setting, without engaging in explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles typically associated with Western contexts. Its narrative primarily critiques socio-economic exploitation and human desperation rather than focusing on traditional identity critiques or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film "Blind Shaft" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the harsh realities of illegal coal mining, exploitation, and the desperate actions of its protagonists, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.

The film "Blind Shaft" focuses on the dangerous and exploitative conditions in illegal coal mines in China, depicting the moral decay of two con men who murder fellow miners for compensation. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Blind Shaft is an adaptation of the novel "Sacred Wood." There is no evidence that any character, established as one gender in the source material, was portrayed as a different gender in the film.

Blind Shaft is a Chinese film based on a Chinese novel, featuring Chinese characters and actors. There is no evidence of any character being portrayed by an actor of a different race than established in the source material or historical context.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.6
The Movie Database logo
7.5

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.5
Metacritic logo
7.8

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