Ayi (2020)

10/12/2020 (FR) • Documentary • 1h 9m

Overview

Ayi comes from a rural area of Eastern China and doesn’t have the residential permit that would allow her to work in Shanghai. Yet, she has been cooking in the streets for twenty years, in an old neighbourhood soon to be demolished. The film unveils the chaos of an ultra-modern city aiming to wipe out so-called substandard practices and to deport an unwanted population.

Ayi (2020)

10/12/2020 (FR) • 1h 9m

Documentary

Overview

Ayi comes from a rural area of Eastern China and doesn’t have the residential permit that would allow her to work in Shanghai. Yet, she has been cooking in the streets for twenty years, in an old neighbourhood soon to be demolished. The film unveils the chaos of an ultra-modern city aiming to wipe out so-called substandard practices and to deport an unwanted population.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

shanghai, china

food

gentrification

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