繼2012年《垃圾圍城》,王久良再花五年拍攝中國環境另一「絕望真相」:世界最大回收塑料進口國。塑料回收產業既給「世界工廠」帶來低廉原料,同時亦帶來巨大環境災難。紀錄片聚焦在有30多年舊塑料加工歷史的沿海小鎮,人物是「塑料王國」中成長的依姐,她的童年充斥著世界各地的塑膠垃圾。拍攝四年間,她不斷試圖擺脫眼前困境,渴望和一般孩子一樣上學、交朋友,但她的命運,不像廢塑料有回收重生的機會,卻如同被邊緣化的回收產業一樣,等待某世代的文明良心發現。影片在各大影展好評如潮,但「塑料王國」四字卻成為大陸網絡的敏感詞。

Approximately ten million tons of plastic waste are imported into China annually to be recycled as raw materials for its factories. Plastic China portrays one of the many families that live and work in plastic recycling workshops across China. While her father spends his wages on alcohol, 11-year-old Yijie’s only form of education is learning the English letters on the waste. Meanwhile, the owner of the workshop risks his health by working day and night in order to save money for a car – considered a symbol of success in society. The film raises important and urgent questions about the price of modernization – even if the wealthy and the powerful have no interest in answering them.