As New Year’s break is coming, Zhili’s sewing workshops are almost deserted. The few remaining employees are desperate to be paid for their trip home. From the banks of the Yangtze River in Anhui to the mountains of Yunnan, everyone will be celebrating the festivities in their hometown, and performing the rituals of prosperity among their families. For Shi Wei, it’s also the opportunity to get married, as it is for Fang Lingping. Her husband, a former IT specialist, will have to follow her in Zhili after the ceremony. Learning is hard, but does not hinder the advent of a new generation of workers.
Director : Wang Bing
Written by : Wang Bing
Length : 2h28
Language : Chinese
Original title : Qingchun (Gui)
French title : Jeunesse (Homecoming)
Venice Film Festival 2024 – Official competition
Producers : Gladys Glover Films
House on Fire
CS Productions
Coproducers :
Arte France Cinéma
Les Films Fauves
Volya Films
Eastern-Lion Pictures and Culture Media Co., Ltd
Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains
French distribution : Les Acacias
International sales : Pyramide International
With the support of :
CNC & Institut Français – Aide aux Cinémas du Monde
Eurimages
Netherlands Film Fund – Hubert Bals Fund Co-production Scheme (NFF+HBF)
Fondation du Judaïsme Français
Film Fund Luxembourg
Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation
Région Île de France
CNAP – Centre National des Arts Plastiques
FIDLab