Living the Land

Directed by Huo Meng
Huo Meng
Film Movement
2025
132 Minutes
China
Mandarin, Chinese
Drama, Asian
Not Rated
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Synopsis

In 1991, as China undergoes sweeping socio-economic changes that drive many to leave their rural villages in pursuit of work in the cities, 10-year-old Chuang, the third child of his family, must remain in the village due to family plans. Against the backdrop of modernization, as the advent of technology reshapes their traditional way of life, cycles of births, deaths, marriages, and funerals reveal the enduring weight of tradition and the pressures of balancing familial responsibilities with a rapidly changing world.

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