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Youth (Spring)

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Youth (Spring)

Released Nov 10, 2023

3h 32m

Documentary

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Zhili, 150 km from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young people come from all the rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. they are in their early twenties, share dormitories and eat 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.

Critics Consensus

Youth (Spring) presents an earnest and poignant -- if somewhat repetitive -- look at the experiences of Chinese garment workers.

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J. Hoberman

The Nation

The prolific director examines how the People’s Republic became the workshop for much of the world.

Nov 10, 2023

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

It’s not a pleasant experience, but it’s an illuminating one.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 10, 2023

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Like Wang’s “’Til Madness Do Us Part,” set in a mental hospital, the movie is an exhortation not to forget the unseen.

Nov 9, 2023

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Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

...what the documentary captures, in its narrative mosaic, is an entrepreneurial and ambitious spirit in the workers, very much in tune with the frenzy of performance and profit of their bosses. [Full review in Spanish]

Mar 5, 2025

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Derick McDuff

Film Threat

The filmmakers are seemingly not interested in telling a particular story or promoting a specific narrative. Rather, they want to put the audience in the shoes of the people who inhabit these factories and tell their very human stories.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 20, 2024

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

...the featured workers function in the film like the elements in a Bruegel painting: each figure is distinct and unique but takes its meaning as part of a larger whole.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 20, 2024

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Ian M

This movie was hell. Don't watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Bing Wang

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Bing Wang

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Vincent Wang

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Sonia Buchman

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Nicolas R. de la Mothe

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Hui Mao

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Synopsis

Zhili, 150 km from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young people come from all the rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. they are in their early twenties, share dormitories and eat 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.

Director: Bing Wang
Producer: Vincent Wang, Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Hui Mao
Screenwriter: Bing Wang
Distributor: Icarus Films
Production Co: Les Films Fauves, Volya Films, Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation, Eastern-Lion Pictures and Culture Media, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, CS Productions, arte France Cinéma, House on Fire, Gladys Glover
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2024
Runtime: 3h 32m

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