Youth (Homecoming) (2024)

Original title

青春（归）

Directed by

Wang Bing

Genre

documentary film

Country

France, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Runtime

2h 32m

Rated

12

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows young Chinese workers in textile factories. The film shows their repetitive work routines, cramped living spaces, and small social interactions between shifts.

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What happens

Youth (Homecoming) (Chinese: 青春：归; pinyin: Qīngchūn: Gui) is a 2024 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Wang Bing. It's the third installment in the director's Youth trilogy, about young Chinese textile industry workers, following 2023's Youth (Spring) and 2024's Youth (Hard Times). The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it was the only documentary competing for the Golden Lion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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