Living the Land (2025)

Original title

生息之地

Directed by

Huo Meng

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

10

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1990s, a 10-year-old boy grows up in a Chinese village. He experiences the pull between traditional rural life and the changes brought by the outside world.

contemplativeearthyslow-pacednostalgicgroundedobservationalbittersweet

What happens

Living the Land (Chinese: 生息之地) is a 2025 Chinese drama film directed by Huo Meng. The film set in the 1990s, is about a 10-year-old boy who is confronted with both rural traditions and socio-economic change in his Chinese home village. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, on 14 February 2025, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director. The film was expected to be released in China in 2025. By 2026, it was still unreleased in the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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