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This beautifully made
documentary follows the path of the ancient jade
road from the mines in northern Burma to an ordinary
jade dealer's shop in Hong Hong, giving
unprecedented access to the smuggling routes and
stone-age mines of Burma. Perhaps more than any
other business, the jade trade has always been
cloaked in mystery, similar to the opaque-brown skin
that hides a jadeite's rich green interior. Stone of
Heaven gives a glimpse of this fascinating business,
where entire fortunes are gambled on a single
boulder and where human lives are sometimes at
stake. When the boulders are cut open in Hong Kong,
the moment of truth finally arrives. If the quality
is good, the men are instant millionaires. If the
quality is poor, not only their dreams, but also
their lives are shattered. |
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