Christian von Borries: IPHONECHINA

On view 1 – 30 April 2014

Imagine Apple was a state. Would you rather live in Apple or in China? Christian von Borries poses this seemingly absurd question in his documentary-essay film IPHONECHINA (2014). Von Borries is also interested in another question: If states are run like companies, are companies run like states?

Apple, the world’s biggest company, makes 10% of its profit in the world’s most populated country – China. China is also the country where all Apple products are produced. The communist-capitalist state claims it is on its way to becoming a “harmonious society”. Since the events at Tiananmen Square, there is an unspoken agreement with the Chinese people: If the people abstain from political engagement the state promises to reward them with individual wealth.