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    The Business

    Unmade in China

    John Horn, film writer for the LA Times and banterer for The Business, talks with filmmaker Gil Kofman about the trials and tribulations of making a film in China. Kofman was despondent after financing for his thriller fell through twice. Then he got a call that someone in China wanted to make it.

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    John Horn, film writer for the LA Times and banterer for The Business, talks with filmmaker Gil Kofman about the trials and tribulations of making a film in China. Kofman was despondent after financing for his thriller fell through twice. Then he got a call that someone in China wanted to make it. Only they'd have to translate it into Mandarin -- a language Kofman didn't speak -- and shoot it in China, a country Kofman had never been to. What ensues was a series of disappointments, frustrations and culture clashes all caught on tape by Kofman's friend and compiled in the new documentary Unmade in China.

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    Shooting 'Kon-Tiki' in English and Norwegian; 'Unmade in China'
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
    2. 6:57Kon-Tiki: Filming Two Movies at Once
    3. 19:18Unmade in ChinaYou’re reading this
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Producer

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      Gilm Kofman

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Shooting 'Kon-Tiki' in English and Norwegian; 'Unmade in China'
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
    2. 6:57Kon-Tiki: Filming Two Movies at Once
    3. 19:18Unmade in ChinaYou’re reading this
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