Synopse
DOCUMENTARY Wang Bing, China’s most important documentary film-maker, takes as his subject the fate of young workers in the domestic textile industry. Zhili lies 150km from Shanghai. Bleak streets are lined with clothing factories in which young Chinese men and women from the provinces work under oppressive conditions. Wang Bing captures the hopes and fears of those who supply the country with fast fashion: love affairs, youthful exuberance, pregnancies and future prospects negotiated between families and factory owners, and finally a revolt against the exploitative conditions.
Regie
WANG BING (*1967 in China) found international recognition as a director of epic films and chronicler of oppression and exploitation in China with his first work, the 9-hour long Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002). His films Mrs. Fang (2017) and Dead Souls (2018) were shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG.
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Info
Original Title: Qing Chun (Chun)
International Title: Youth (Spring)
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Asia Express
Version & Subtitles: Chinese (Henan) OV with English subtitles
Director: Wang Bing
Production country: Luxembourg, France, Netherlands
Year of Production: 2023
Length: 212 min
Producer: Vincent Wang, Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Mao Hui
Production company: House on Fire / Gladys Glover and CS Production
Cinematography: Maeda Yoshitaka, Xiaohui Shan, Yan Song, Xianhui Liu, Bihan Ding, Bing Wang
World Sales: Sébastien Fouque, Pyramide International
