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Youth (Spring)

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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.

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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 Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com It’s not a pleasant experience, but it’s an illuminating one. Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 10, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Youth (Spring) just wants you to not look away. Jun 6, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ian M This movie was hell. Don't watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bing Wang

Director

Bing Wang

Writer

Vincent Wang

Producer

Sonia Buchman

Producer

Nicolas R. de la Mothe

Producer

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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