The Pharmacy: Shanghai(1976)

Name: The Pharmacy: Shanghai
Director: Joris Ivens
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1976-01-01
Duration: 80 min

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.