Youth (Homecoming)

Qing chun (gui)

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Wang Bing’s latest work is an act of witness and solidarity with young migrant workers as they seek to rise above brutal labour conditions.

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Credits

  • Director

    Wang Bing

  • France-Luxembourg-Netherlands 2024. 152min

  • Courtesy of

    Pyramide International

  • Language

    Mandarin

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Prior to the New Year, Zhili’s textile workshops, usually bustling with young workers, are deserted; only those unable to travel home remain. Shot over five years and embodying his uncompromising ethics of representation, the final episode of Wang’s Youth trilogy portrays the lives of China’s young generation at work in the factories and beyond. The result is a potent form of political resistance and alternative history-making.

Hyun Jin Cho

Content warning

Contains distressing scenes.

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