Using

Using

ZHOU Hao • 2007

Duration: 01:41:20
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English
Country/Region: Mainland China

The director crossed paths with two 'friends,' and his interactions with them form the very core of this film. Initially, he had no concrete plan to make a documentary; however, as time went on, he began cultivating these 'friendships' with a specific purpose. Miraculously, these 'friends' allowed the director into their lives—lives tightly entangled in both drug abuse and drug trafficking...

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Netherlands

2007

Asia Award Grand Prize

Taiwan International Documentary Festival

Taiwan

2008

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

ZHOU Hao

ZHOU Hao

Director

Filmed over a span of three years, Using may not have required constant shooting, but as time stretched on, the relationship between the director himself and the protagonist, Ah Long, continually evolved. What kind of dynamic should truly exist between a documentary filmmaker and their subject? This film offers its own compelling answer.

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