Young & Restless in China

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Young & Restless in China

2008

1h 46m

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Chinese youth adjust to a rapidly changing society.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

[Director Sue] Williams should have used subtitles, rather than Western voices, to translate the words of her talking heads. Still, her film is a timely look at the massive changes overtaking China.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 11, 2008

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Almost everything experienced by the nine, who appear to be in their 20s and 30s, is garden-variety living and learning.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 11, 2008

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Noel Murray

AV Club

Young & Restless In China is the first of a planned five-part series that will follow nine diverse Chinese citizens over the course of 20 years.

Rated: B

Apr 10, 2008

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Jules Brenner

Filmcritic.com

We see a lot of ambition and cell phone connectivity, but little style or drama to set this apart as a superior documentary

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2009

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

Examines how the generation of Chinese recently come of age has adjusted to the country's embrace of capitalism and the ensuing rush to rapid modernization.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 14, 2008

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Nuanced and emotionally bittersweet%u2014not nearly as propagandistic (in either direction) as some might expect.

Apr 14, 2008

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Audience Member

At first I thought this documentary was more like a promotional video that talked about how great China's economy was doing. But as it went further on, this documentary really dives into almost every aspect of China's job industry. They interviewed various people with different backgrounds and really showed you the lives of people who lived in China. Those who are involved in politics, environmental control, design skyscrapers, migrant workers, and even the life of a Chinese rapper. They showed you the life on both sides of the coin and showed you how China's job economy is doing. Life is still hard; there are people who are barely getting by and there are those that came back from being abroad after a decade. I went back to China about 3 months ago and I can relate to everything they say in this video. It really is an unbiased view on China's economy as a whole.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

A glimpse into the complex economic and social issues China's young generation are embedded in. Scratched the surface and could go a little deeper underneath it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Juno - I like Ellen Page a lot, and the actors who play her parents are always fun, but I don't get why so many people liked this movie. Young and Restless in China - so interesting. eye-opening documentary. Me Myself and Irene - I'm a sucker for Jim Carrey, and he's funny enough. couldn't carry the movie though. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanomo Bay - almost as funny as the first one. worth it. 21 - pretty lame. always trying to blow up the ivy league mystique, and so uncovincingly. to think once upon a time i admired kevin spacey's acting. actors should never portray professors. they just dont' know what they're really like. (hint: most of them are like everybody else.) the one redeeming thing about the movie was the twist at the end.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Raney Aronson

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Missy Frederick

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Synopsis

Chinese youth adjust to a rapidly changing society.

Director: Sue Williams
Producer: Raney Aronson, Missy Frederick, Sue Williams, Kathryn Pierce Dietz, Richard Parr
Screenwriter: Sue Williams
Production Co: Ambrica Productions, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) [us]
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 46m