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
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