The Pharmacy: Shanghai (1976)
Filmed inside Pharmacy No. 3 in Shanghai, Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens document the daily work of a state pharmacy that functions as both a dispensary and a neighborhood medical center. The film focuses on routine interactions between staff and patients, revealing an integrated model of urban healthcare in 1970s China.
- Released
- 1976-03-10
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
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