Demolition (2008)
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Overview
"If the old doesn't go, the new never comes" recites a teenager hanging out near a demolition site in the center of Chengdu, the Sichuan capital in western China. In Demolition, filmmaker J.P. Sniadecki deconstructs the transforming cityscape by befriending the migrant laborers on the site and documenting the honest, often unobserved, human interactions, yielding a wonderfully patient and revealing portrait of work and life in the shadow of progress and economic development.
Where to watch Demolition
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | History Vault, DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| United Kingdom | DocAlliance Films | — | — |
| Canada | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| Ireland | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| India | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| Germany | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| France | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| Spain | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| Italy | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
| Netherlands | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | — |
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What is Demolition about?
"If the old doesn't go, the new never comes" recites a teenager hanging out near a demolition site in the center of Chengdu, the Sichuan capital in western China. In Demolition, filmmaker J.P. Sniadecki deconstructs the transforming cityscape by befriending the migrant laborers on the site and documenting the honest, often unobserved, human interactions, yielding a wonderfully patient and revealing portrait of work and life in the shadow of progress and economic development. Demolition is a Documentary movie, released on 2008-01-01, runtime 62 minutes.
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In the United States, Demolition streams on History Vault and DocAlliance Films and can be rented from DocAlliance Films. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
J.P. Sniadecki
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