Dead Souls (2018)
The few who rated it like it.
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Dead Souls is streaming in Malaysia on DocAlliance Films.
What the audience says
The few people who have rated Dead Souls mostly like this Chinese film. It carries a 7.4/10 on TMDB across 21 ratings — a small sample, so treat it with caution. At 497 minutes, it asks for a real chunk of your night. In Malaysia you can stream it on DocAlliance Films.
Should you spend 8h 17m on it?
8h 17m of Chinese documentary. The 7.4 rests on just 21 ratings so far — promising, not proven.
Don't watch this if…
- you want a number you can lean on. 21 ratings isn't much to go on
- you're short on time. At 8h 17m it wants the whole night
- you're looking for a story to get lost in rather than 8h 17m of argument
- Skip if
- you don't have a clear three hours
- Best for
- A free weekend evening
Story
In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the reeducation camps. The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these persons were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny.
Good to know
| Runtime | 8h 17m — long |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | Chinese |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Wang Bing
Where to watch in Malaysia
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 28 Sept 2026 — platforms may change over time.
