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Keywords

  • Sooner Europe Docs: New Perspectives
  • capitalism
  • current
  • economy
  • money
  • urban living

Director

  • Ella Raidel

Documentary

1h 10min

16+

Austria
Singapore
2021

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An exploration of the eerie interplay of reality and fiction in contemporary China, where cities are built on speculation and capitalist fictions.

An exploration of the eerie interplay of reality and fiction in contemporary China, where cities are built on speculation and capitalist fictions.


A PILE OF GHOSTS showcases construction workers and real estate brokers at work in both authentic and staged settings, blurring the lines between documentation and fiction.


The story follows the dandyesque hotel owner Charles in the last hotel, still standing amidst condemned buildings, as he defies the urbanization process. Raidel's film is a haunting commentary on the retort-like environment of contemporary Chinese cities, layered with seemingly disparate building blocks to form the title's "pile".


Raidel's exploration of this vexing world is a must-see for anyone interested in the fictions of capitalism and the ghosts it leaves behind.

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