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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Nicolas Rapold Sight & Sound May 13, 2026
Even in this slow-moving portrait of a grind, Wang Bing’s camera finds glimmers of hope. Go to Full Review
J. Hoberman The Nation Nov 10, 2023
The prolific director examines how the People’s Republic became the workshop for much of the world. Go to Full Review
Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com Nov 10, 2023
3.5/4
It’s not a pleasant experience, but it’s an illuminating one. Go to Full Review
David Bax Battleship Pretension Jun 6, 2025
Youth (Spring) just wants you to not look away. Go to Full Review
Carlos Bonfil La Jornada Mar 5, 2025
...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] Go to Full Review
Derick McDuff Film Threat Feb 20, 2024
6/10
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. Go to Full Review
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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 30m
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