Living the Land
With both parents working far away, ten-year-old Chuang is being raised by extended family in his home village, where thousands of years of rural tradition collide with the socio-economic changes of China in the early 1990s.
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Wang Shang
Xu Chuang
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Zhang Chuwen
Li Xiuying
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Zhang Yanrong
Mrs. Li-Wang
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Zhang Caixia
Sun Guilan
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Cao Lingzhi
Wang Cuifang
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Zhou Haotian
Jihua
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Jiang Yien
Laidan
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Kaidong Yang
Liu Hongai
Zhong Wan
Uncle Tuanjie
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Huo Meng Director · Guo Daming Cinematographer
United States release April 3, 2026 · Produced in China · Production Floating Light (Foshan) Film and Culture, Shanghai Film Group
Production
Bad Rabbit Pictures
Production
Floating Light (Foshan) Film and Culture
Production
Shanghai Film Group
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Phoenix Legend Films
Production
Lianray Pictures
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China
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Original title
生息之地
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Germany · February 14, 2025
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · April 3, 2026
Theatrical
Brazil
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Cuba
December 8, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
France
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
November 16, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Indonesia
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
May 1, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Japan
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · TOKYO FILMeX
Norway
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
August 14, 2026 · Theatrical
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