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'Til Madness Do Us Part
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = 'Til Madness Do Us Part
| image = 'Til Madness Do Us Part poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| native_name =
| director = Wang Bing
| producer =
| writer = Wang Bing
| editing = Adam Kerby, Wang Bing
| music =
| distributor = Icarus Films
| cinematography = Wang Bing, Liu Xianhui
| released =
| runtime = 228 minutes
| country = China
| language = Mandarin
}}
'Til Madness Do Us Part' is a 2013 Chinese documentary film directed by Wang Bing. It observes the daily activity on one floor of a Chinese mental institution in Yunnan, Southwest of China. It premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
The floor of the Chinese mental institution houses 50 male patients who are there for killing someone, committing a crime against a public official, or have a developmental disability. It is not clearly stated why the men are in the mental institution, adding to the observational approach of the documentary. The documentary film uses handheld camerawork and digital video to capture the relationship between society and individuals. Towards the end of the film, one of the patients is allowed to return to his home village. It creates a contrast to the isolation and atmosphere of the mental institution.
Reception
'Slant Magazine' said, "Whether in terms of filmmaking or indeed reality itself, its hard to think of a more quietly radical proposition than the one Wang is making here: Theres compassion to be found in even the harshest of circumstances; its all about knowing where to look."
Festivals
The documentary was shown at the following festivals
* 2013 Venice Film Festival
* Winner, 2013 Festival des 3 Continents of Nantes
* 2013 Toronto Film Festival
* 2013 Rio Film Festival
* 2013 Busan Film Festival
* 2013 DocLisboa
* 2013 Viennale
* 2013 Golden Horse Festival
* 2014 Rotterdam Film Festival
* 2014 Goteborg Film Festival
* 2014 Hong Kong Film Festival
* 2014 Sydney Film Festival
* 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival
* 2014 Melbourne Film Festival
* 2014 Geneva Film Festival
References
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