Youth (Homecoming)

2025 2h 32m ZH

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 5

Documentary

Synopsis

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Wang Bing concludes his monumental Youth trilogy in expansive fashion, giving ever wider scope to the lives of migrant workers in Zhili’s textile factories as they plan to go to their remote hometowns to visit their families and celebrate the festivities for New Year’s break.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wang Bing
Writers: Wang Bing
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: France, Luxembourg, Netherlands

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Luxembourg, Netherlands.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Youth Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dominique Auvray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33029375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wang Bing directs. Dominique Auvray cuts. Produced in France, Luxembourg, Netherlands. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released last year.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Luxembourg, Netherlands.
4Part of the "Youth Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Editor Dominique Auvray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt33029375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Dominique Auvray
Runtime: 152 min · 2h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ZH
IMDB: Youth (Homecoming) (2025)

Part of

Youth Collection

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2023. It is the first installment in Wang Bing's Youth trilogy, followed by Youth (Hard Times) and Youth (Homecoming) in 2024.