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Ascension

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

Director

Jessica Kingdon

Year

Genre

Box Office

$17,200

Production

XTR,Field of Vision,Mouth Numbing Spicy Crab,The Gotham Film & Media Institute,Chicken & Egg Films,Cinereach,Firelight Media,Sundance Institute,San Francisco Film Society,Visit Films,MTV Documentary Films

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 26 nominations total

Homepage

https://ascensiondocumentary.com/

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Now recruiting,
jobs at a foreign company. - Ascension

Now recruiting, jobs at a foreign company.

Factories and dorms
with air conditioning. - Ascension

Factories and dorms with air conditioning.

Hiring now, free ride to the factory! - Ascension

Hiring now, free ride to the factory!

Dorm and food provided, - Ascension

Dorm and food provided,

18 hours ago - Ascension

We have jobs
where you can sit at work! - Ascension

We have jobs where you can sit at work!

We are making new phone products. - Ascension

We are making new phone products.

It's for the new Huawei phone,
their new P20 smart phone. - Ascension

It's for the new Huawei phone, their new P20 smart phon...

You cannot bring your personal phone
with you to this job. - Ascension

You cannot bring your personal phone with you to this job.

Earn 220 yuan ($32) a day
at Foxconn! - Ascension

Earn 220 yuan ($32) a day at Foxconn!

Come work with us!
Car accessory factory! - Ascension

Come work with us! Car accessory factory!

Sign up with us
for packaging vape pens! - Ascension

Sign up with us for packaging vape pens!

You must be 18 years old
and no older than 38. - Ascension

You must be 18 years old and no older than 38.

You can't have metal rods
in your body. - Ascension

You can't have metal rods in your body.

You can't go through electronic door
with an illegal record. - Ascension

You can't go through electronic door with an illegal re...

Secondly, people with
color vision deficiency, - Ascension

Secondly, people with color vision deficiency,

- Can I get hired with a criminal record?
- No. And no tattoos allowed. - Ascension

- Can I get hired with a criminal record? - No. And no tatto...

- What if it's a small tattoo?
- No. - Ascension

- What if it's a small tattoo? - No.

Be as non-tattooed as possible. - Ascension

Be as non-tattooed as possible.

I'm going to do a roll call,
say yes when you hear your name. - Ascension

I'm going to do a roll call, say yes when you hear your...

Grab your luggage and ID,
get on the Huawei bus. - Ascension

Grab your luggage and ID, get on the Huawei bus.

What else do you need
a factory manager for? - Ascension

What else do you need a factory manager for?

I don't want to buy the boss any meals. - Ascension

I don't want to buy the boss any meals.

Are you saying if I don't pay for him,
he won't allow me to work here? - Ascension

Are you saying if I don't pay for him, he won't al...

We all plead to buy his meals, - Ascension

We all plead to buy his meals,

You're so good at pulling strings. - Ascension

You're so good at pulling strings.

He only trimmed 20 pants,
but claimed it was 30. - Ascension

He only trimmed 20 pants, but claimed it was 30.

The loose one is like this. - Ascension

The loose one is like this.

The loose one is too loose.
The dense one is too dense. - Ascension

The loose one is too loose. The dense one is too dense.

She didn't work 10 hours on the 15th. - Ascension

She didn't work 10 hours on the 15th.

If you keep talking to me at this rate, - Ascension

If you keep talking to me at this rate,

This is the record of the hours
we worked on the 15th. - Ascension

This is the record of the hours we worked on the 15th.

- What's the date today?
- It's the 18th. - Ascension

- What's the date today? - It's the 18th.

That idiot is always asking
this or that. - Ascension

That idiot is always asking this or that.

See this?
This fabric won't listen to me. - Ascension

See this? This fabric won't listen to me.

The fabric always listens to people! - Ascension

The fabric always listens to people!

If there were really ghosts,
none of you would dare to work here. - Ascension

If there were really ghosts, none of you would dare to work ...

The boss has hung up
a feng shui sword, you see? - Ascension

The boss has hung up a feng shui sword, you see?

A fung shui ornament is hung
in the packaging department. - Ascension

A fung shui ornament is hung in the packaging department.

Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts, ghosts all day! - Ascension

Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts, ghosts all day!

He heard that
the clothes will be sent to USA, - Ascension

He heard that the clothes will be sent to USA,

Come, paint the areola for your own doll.
Do it yourself. - Ascension

Come, paint the areola for your own doll. Do it yourself.

Is the head ready for Number 156? - Ascension

Is the head ready for Number 156?

The client called and asked
to narrow the skeleton frame. - Ascension

The client called and asked to narrow the skeleton frame.

This nipple was supposed to be
a deeper pink. - Ascension

This nipple was supposed to be a deeper pink.

Give me the scissors to trim this. - Ascension

Give me the scissors to trim this.

Next time,
don't make this mark too hard. - Ascension

Next time, don't make this mark too hard.

- Are you wearing perfume?
- Yes, I put some on this morning. - Ascension

- Are you wearing perfume? - Yes, I put some on this morning...

- I can't smell it under the mask.
- I can smell it. - Ascension

- I can't smell it under the mask. - I can smell it.

Your nose is so sensitive.
What type of nose do you have? - Ascension

Your nose is so sensitive. What type of nose do you have?

- Don't hurt yourself. I'm scared.
- It's all right. - Ascension

- Don't hurt yourself. I'm scared. - It's all...

What you did won't work. - Ascension

What you did won't work.

- 400°C isn't enough?
- See, it's not melting. - Ascension

- 400°C isn't enough? - See, it's not melting.

The fires can burn everything down.
The rivers that can wash the world away. - Ascension

The fires can burn everything down. The rivers that can wash...

Steam rises to the sky
like a mushroom cloud. - Ascension

Steam rises to the sky like a mushroom cloud.

A fire dragon rises
from the remnants. - Ascension

A fire dragon rises from the remnants.

The fire burns rampantly
spitting scorching air out. - Ascension

The fire burns rampantly spitting scorching air out.

While it moves, it brings steam,
like water springs from a big well, - Ascension

While it moves, it brings steam, like water springs from a b...

To find a girlfriend for you,
I'm telling you. - Ascension

To find a girlfriend for you, I'm telling you.

- Do we send out the doll today?
- Yes. Yes. - Ascension

- Do we send out the doll today? - Yes. Yes.

But I need to wear all this work gear. - Ascension

But I need to wear all this work gear.

If I don't wear gloves,
my hand gets a rash. - Ascension

If I don't wear gloves, my hand gets a rash.

My skin gets all bumpy. - Ascension

My skin gets all bumpy.

Mine doesn't get itchy,
just full of bumps. - Ascension

Mine doesn't get itchy, just full of bumps.

My fate is tied to the company's, - Ascension

My fate is tied to the company's,

I have a great responsibility
for this company. - Ascension

I have a great responsibility for this company.

This book you hold in your hands,
the company said that - Ascension

This book you hold in your hands, the company said that

Please read it often. - Ascension

Please read it often.

Don't just read it
during your training. - Ascension

Don't just read it during your training.

Then toss it out and get rid of it. - Ascension

Then toss it out and get rid of it.

Some are work-related rules
you should know. - Ascension

Some are work-related rules you should know.

They will tell you
how to behave at work, - Ascension

They will tell you how to behave at work,

I had a stomach flu this morning
and felt sick, - Ascension

I had a stomach flu this morning and felt sick,

I saw that you haven't seen
my request time off, - Ascension

I saw that you haven't seen my request time off,

Okay, I will approve that later. - Ascension

Okay, I will approve that later.

When your hands hurt,
don't give up! - Ascension

When your hands hurt, don't give up!

Everyone shout. I can see
some mouths not moving. - Ascension

Everyone shout. I can see some mouths not moving.

When you feel uncomfortable,
and your arms get sore - Ascension

When you feel uncomfortable, and your arms get sore

When you have troubles at work,
use today's spirit to fight it! - Ascension

When you have troubles at work, use today's spirit to f...

The problem can be solved,
no matter how hard it is. - Ascension

The problem can be solved, no matter how hard it is.

Welcome Class 19107 to Yuan Da City. - Ascension

Welcome Class 19107 to Yuan Da City.

Let me introduce the leaders
who are joining us today... - Ascension

Let me introduce the leaders who are joining us today...

Hu Chunhui, the deputy CEO, - Ascension

Hu Chunhui, the deputy CEO,

Tang Bisheng, the Koneti Corporation,
deputy manager. - Ascension

Tang Bisheng, the Koneti Corporation, deputy manager.

Long Qizhi, head of
the air conditioning department. - Ascension

Long Qizhi, head of the air conditioning department.

Wong Xiaohe, the head of
the recruiting and training department. - Ascension

Wong Xiaohe, the head of the recruiting and training departm...

We hope you can carry on
the merits and traditions - Ascension

We hope you can carry on the merits and traditions

I will now escort those just registered
to the campus building - Ascension

I will now escort those just registered to the campus buildi...

Then I will show you your dorms. - Ascension

Then I will show you your dorms.

Buying is a choice,
one we don't have to make, - Ascension

Buying is a choice, one we don't have to make,

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The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jessica Kingdon

Writer: N/A

Production: XTR,Field of Vision,Mouth Numbing Spicy Crab,The Gotham Film & Media Institute,Chicken & Egg Films,Cinereach,Firelight Media,Sundance Institute,San Francisco Film Society,Visit Films,MTV Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $17,200

Released: 15 Nov 2021

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 26 nominations total

Homepage: https://ascensiondocumentary.com/

Also watch: In the Same Breath, Attica, The Souvenir: Part II, Home for the Holidays, Robin Robin, The Motorcycle Diaries, Spencer, tick, tick BOOM!, Licorice Pizza, House of Gucci, V for Vendetta, Oppenheimer, Boston Strangler, Tenet, Interstellar