Synopsis

Swiss architects Buchner/Bründler, Christ/Gantenbein, Herlach/Hartmann/Frommenwiler and Herzog & de Meuron have been invited by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to realize a utopia:

According to a master plan by Ai Weiwei, they shall build within a few months a park which will form the center of a new district in the Chinese provincial town of Jinhua. Where green fields stand and farmers plow their land, investors, new residents and reforms are expected. But the work is dragging on for years. The euphoria of the beginnings clashes with a reality in which the torn up earth and the high hopes of politicians, workers and residents are the only tangible things.

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• Credits

  With

  Ai Weiwei

  Yu Qiurong

  Jiang Zexiao

  Citizens at Jinhua architecture park

  Buchner Bründler architects

  Daniel Buchner

  Andreas Bründler

  Christ & Gantenbein architects

  Emanuel Christ

  Christoph Gantenbein

  HHF architects

  Simon Hartmann

  Tilo Herlach

  Simon Frommenwiler

  Herzog & de Meuron architects

  Ascan Mergenthaler

  Writter, Director, Editor, Producer

  Hercli Bundi

  Assistant China

  Laurence Wang Wei

  Sound

  Patrick Becker

  Dramaturgic Advisor

  Rolf Orthel

  Camera Switzerland

  Pierre Mennel

  Camera China

  Hercli Bundi

  Associate Producer

  Vadim Jendreyko

  Music

  Paul Lemp

  Sound Mix

  Gregg Skerman

• Technical Details

  Format	Digibeta
  Duration	86 min
  Year	2010
  Original Language	Chinese, English
  Subtitles	German, English
  Country	Switzerland
  ISAN	0000-0002-67D8-0000-Q-0000-0000-X

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