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Overtenyears,thedirectorandphotographerBorisSvartzmanrepeatedlyvisitedtheinhabitantsofaplotoflandinChina.Thehousesandgardensthereareindispute,aboveallbecauseoftheirspecificlocation:anislandinthePearlRiver,inthemiddleofthemegalopolisofGuangzhou.Theareaistobetransformedintoa“natureparadise”withresidentialestatesandparksforthenewChinesemiddleclass.Butthepeopleresist.Theirhomesweredestroyedin2008.Lifewenton,justinruins.Theywereejectedandreturned.Lifewenton,butnotnecessarilyinthenewsettlementstheyweregiven.Theirgardensweredestroyed.Lifewenton,inthegardenstheyrebuilt.<br/> Loudandquietresistanceagainstthemodernisationthat’sgoingonallovertheworldseemsespeciallydramaticinChina.Svartzmancapturesindetailtheco-existenceofamodern,Western-inspiredlifestyleandancienttraditionsandarchitectures.Thisturnsthelifestoryoftheoldgentlemanwhoalwayscordiallywelcomestheforeignguestlikeaghostintoarequiem.TheWest,fixatedoncities,Svartzmansays,couldhavelearnedalotabout“ruraldemocracy”fromChina–hadtheFarEastnottrampleddownitsruralspacesandpeopleinsuchaWesternfashion.