Archive of films Fading Village / Chun qu dong lai
China
2019, 172 min
Section:
Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2019
Unlike the other young people in their forlorn mountain village, Hou Junli has remained with his family instead of leaving for the city. The dilapidated houses continue to resist the snow and rain, but how long will this place exist if there is nobody left to carry on local work and traditions? A long-term observational documentary about a difficult life and the love of one’s native soil.
Synopsis
Unlike the other young people, Hou Junli has not left for the city but has remained with his family in their forlorn mountain village. Just as elsewhere in the country, members of the younger generation living in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi must leave their homes because traditional work can no longer provide them a sustainable wage. The dilapidated houses continue to resist the snow and rain, but how long can the village survive if all family ties have been severed? This long-term observational documentary presents an engaging and comprehensive look at one year in the life of humble people who love their birthplace despite its harsh realities.
Sandra Hezinová
About the director
Liu Feifang. (b. 1981, Yuanping City, Shanxi Province, China). Filmography: Pink Flowers (2008, short), Big Names (2010, short), The Fading Village (2019)
Contacts
Shanghai Haojin Film Center
1800, Panyuan Road, Changxing Town, Chongming District, , Shanghai
China
Tel: + 86 177 173 934 42
E-mail: [email protected]
Publicity contact
Brigitta Portier
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.alibicommunications.be
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Documentary Films - Competition |
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Director: | Liu Feifang |
Screenplay: | Liu Feifang, Miao Ruwen |
Dir. of Photography: | Liu Feifang, Cheng Chia-ming |
Music: | Roc Chen |
Editor: | Guo Hengqi |
Producer: | Liu Feifang |
Production: | Shanghai Haojin Film Center |
Coproduction: | Shanghai Yingrun Culture Media Co., Ltd |
Contact: | Shanghai Haojin Film Center, Brigitta Portier |
Guests
Liu Feifang
Film Director
Gu Yijing
Cinema Representative, Producer
Brigitta Portier
Publicist