This event is in the past.It took place on April 11, 2026 at Film Forum.
Step into 1990s rural China through a child's eyes in this Silver Bear-winning drama. As young Chuang stays behind while his parents seek city work, he witnesses a vanishing way of life: backbreaking labor, family bonds, and wheat fields that whisper with beauty and sorrow.
Silver Bear winner
Chinese cinema
Coming-of-age
1990s rural China
Tips
🎬"Elegiac...pierced with joy. Every move of the camera is purposeful and poetic" (RogerEbert.com)
🍿popcorn with real peanut oil
👵pre-recorded intro by director Huo Meng before every screening
Living The Land
Hudson Square
Step into 1990s rural China through a child's eyes in this Silver Bear-winning drama. As young Chuang stays behind while his parents seek city work, he witnesses a vanishing way of life: backbreaking labor, family bonds, and wheat fields that whisper with beauty and sorrow.
Silver Bear winner
Chinese cinema
Coming-of-age
1990s rural China
Tips
🎬"Elegiac...pierced with joy. Every move of the camera is purposeful and poetic" (RogerEbert.com)
🍿popcorn with real peanut oil
👵pre-recorded intro by director Huo Meng before every screening
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