FIGHTING THE POWER: Shunned, Shattered, Shamate: A New Film Spotlights China’s Most Hated Subculture. “Other figures in the film tell of how factories would treat new recruits to parties and meals during the first few weeks after their arrival, encouraging them to message friends back in their home villages and explain what a great time they were having. Once a new influx of workers arrived, the parties and meals abruptly stopped and they were put to work in often dangerous, unfailingly monotonous conditions.”