Youth (Hard Times)
7.5
In this enveloping second part of the Youth trilogy, shot between 2015 and 2019, Wang Bing deepens his vérité portrait of a generation struggling to survive on meager wages amidst a nation’s economic expansion, emphasizing the distrustful, increasingly combative relationship between workers and management.
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Part of Youth Collection
3 films
Cast
1 person
Wang Bing Director · Shan Xiaohui Cinematographer Dominique Auvray Editor
United States release September 28, 2024 · Produced in France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, China · Production Gladys Glover, House on Fire
Production
Les Films Fauves
Production
Gladys Glover
Production
House on Fire
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Volya Films
Production
Hubert Bals Fund
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France · Luxembourg · Netherlands · China
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Original title
青春（苦）
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 13, 2024
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United States · September 28, 2024
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Australia
February 8, 2025 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
August 17, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
Brazil
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 6, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
November 23, 2024 · Taipei Golden Horse Awards
France
April 2, 2025 · Theatrical
August 6, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
November 23, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
Italy
February 22, 2026 · TV · Rai 3 (fuori orario)
Netherlands
February 5, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Singapore
December 1, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 7, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Sweden
January 25, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
November 17, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
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