abstractSynopsis:
Set in the chaotic western region of China, Dirty Paws follows the life-changing experiences of an annoyingly naive aspiring documentary filmmaker Tao, picking grapes in his father’s vineyard/winery with three child laborers, the treacherous Scarface, the warmhearted but gullible Skinny and the precocious Ma-Ye, under the supervision of the raving manager, “Boss”. As the danger of terrorism approaches, evilness rises in each one of them. It’s a story where civilization meets wilderness, the herbivore meets the carnivore, hypocrisy meets sensibility, and where terrorism destroys all.