Youth (Spring) (2023)

Original title

青春（春）

Directed by

Wang Bing

Genre

documentary film

Country

People's Republic of China, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Runtime

3h 32m

Rated

15

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of young textile workers in the small Chinese town of Zhili. It shows their daily lives and labor over an extended period.

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What happens

Youth (Spring) (Chinese: 青春：春, romanized: qīng chūn: chūn; French: Jeunesse (Le Printemps)) is a 2023 documentary film directed by Wang Bing. It is an international co-production between China, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The film focuses on a group of young textile workers in the Chinese town of Zhili. It is the first entry in a trilogy of films that follow the same characters over an extended period of time. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2023. It is the first installment in Wang Bing's Youth trilogy, followed by Youth (Hard Times) and Youth (Homecoming) in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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