Zhili, 150 km from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young workers come from all the rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. They are in their early twenties, share dormitories and snack in the corridors. They work tirelessly to be able one day to raise a child, buy a house or set up their own workshop. Between them, friendships and love affairs are made and unmade according to the seasons, bankruptcies and family pressures.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 3 hr. 32 min.
- Country, year
- France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 2023
- Genre
- Documentary, Animation
- Language
- Chinese
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Wang Bingas
- Screenplay
- Bing Wang
- Producers
- Vincent Wang, Sonia Buchman, Nicolas De La Mothe, Hui Mao
- Cinematography
- Yoshitaka Maeda, Shan Xiaohui, Yan Song, Xianhui Liu, Ding Bihan, Bing Wang
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Sponsors and partners
- Arts agency "Artscape"
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Director
Wang Bingas
Bing Wang studied photography at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and cinematography at Beijing Film Academy. He began his career as an independent filmmaker in 1999. Discovered in 2003 through West of Tracks, an enormous documentary work of more than 9 hours, he has garnered great success internationally. Since then, his films have become regular participants at all prestigious international film festivals.
