Chen Kaige’s Crew Accused of Polluting Shangri-La
by Andre Soares
Reuters reports that "the crew of China’s most expensive movie, [Wu ji /] The Promise by Oscar-nominated [sic] director Chen Kaige, has been criticized for damaging the environment in a beautiful county called Shangri-la while filming."
The Promise was shown out of competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. It has received mostly negative reviews in the United States.
Note: Chen Kaige has never been nominated for an Oscar, though his film Ba wang bie ji / Farewell, My Concubine was up for a Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award in 1993.
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