A monumental epic about contemporary China by the director of West of the Tracks
" A TRUE MONUMENT ERECTED TO THE WORKING CLASS ."
THE WORLD
" AN UNRELENTLESS LOOK AT THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE 21ST CENTURY ."
TELERAMA
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY
Unanimously recognized as one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of his generation, Wang Bing ( West of the Tracks ) is the author of this monumental epic, filmed over five years in the textile workshops of the manufacturing city of Zhili. Divided into three parts, Youth ( Spring , Torments , and Return to the Homeland ) tackles crucial issues of the contemporary world: social tensions, inequalities, corruption, and power dynamics within the workplace, in order to raise, through these themes, questions such as intimacy, family, aging, and the passing down of traditions.
Available in a 3-Blu-ray box set
Hard case + Digipak + Booklet
HD Masters
Original versions with French subtitles
THE 3 FILMS
BLU-RAY 1: YOUTH (SPRING) (2023 – Colours – 215 min)
Zhili, 150 km from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young people flock from all the rural areas crossed by the Yangtze River. Among them, friendships and romantic relationships are formed and dissolved according to the seasons, bankruptcies, and family pressures.
BLU-RAY 2: YOUTH (THE TORMENTS) (2024 – Color – 226 min)
Individual and collective stories unfold in the textile workshops of Zhili, growing more serious with each passing season. From a walkway, a group of workers watches their indebted boss beat a supplier. In another workshop, the boss has vanished.
BLU-RAY 3: YOUTH (RETURN TO THE HOMELAND ) (2024 – Color – 152 min)
The New Year is approaching, and the textile workshops of Zhili are almost deserted. The few workers who remain struggle to get paid before leaving. From the banks of the Yangtze to the mountains of Yunnan, everyone is returning to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year.
SUPPLEMENTS
CONVERSATIONS WITH WANG BING BY OLIVIER PÈRE (6 min / 37 min)
EXCERPT FROM THE 2025 JEAN VIGO PRIZE CEREMONY (5 min)
TRAILERS
THE EXCLUSIVE BOOKLET (80 PAGES)
Three in-depth interviews with the filmmaker and three analyses by specialists in Chinese society.
A NEW OPTION: AN ALTERNATIVE VIEWING MODE
THREE FILMS IN SERIES FORMAT, DIVIDED INTO 23 EPISODES
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3 BD • HIGH DEFINITION MASTERS • 1080/50i • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0 • French Subtitles
1.78 aspect ratio preserved • Color • Total Film Length: 593 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2026
