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YOUTH (HOMECOMING)

Venice, 2024

Documentary

152'

SYNOPSIS

As New Year's break is coming, Zhili's textile workshops are almost deserted. The few remaining employees are desperate to be paid for their trip home. From the banks of the Yangtze River to the mountains of Yunnan, everyone will be celebrating the festivities in their hometown, and performing the rituals of prosperity among their families. For Shi Wei, it’s also the opportunity to get married, as it is for Fang Lingping. Her husband, a former IT specialist, will have to follow her in Zhili after the ceremony. Learning is hard, but does not hinder the advent of a new generation of workers.

PEOPLE

Director

Wang Bing

Writer

Wang Bing

Main cast

n/a

Crew

DoP: Shan Xiaohui, Song Yang, Ding Bihan, Liu Xianhui, Maeda Yoshitaka, Wang Bing
Editors: Dominique Auvray, Xu Bingyuan, Liyo Gong

(Co-) Producers

Financiers

Volya Films, Arte France Cinéma, Chinese Shadows, Gladys Glover, House on Fire, Les Films Fauves

Eurimages, CNC – Aide aux Cinémas du Monde Netherlands Film Fund – Hubert Bals Fund Co-production Scheme (NFF+HBF) Fondation du Judaïsme Français Fid Lab DMZ Docs Film Fund Luxembourg

FESTIVALS

2024 Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion Nomination

2025 Melbourne International Film Festival

TRAILER

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