Youth (Hard Times)
In this enveloping second part of the Youth trilogy, shot between 2015 and 2019, Wang Bing deepens his vérité portrait of a generation struggling to survive on meager wages amidst a nation’s economic expansion, emphasizing the distrustful, increasingly combative relationship between workers and management.
| Release Date | April 2, 2025 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 青春（苦） | |
| Runtime | 3h 47min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Mandarin | |
| Original Language | Chinese | |
| Production Countries | France, Luxembourg, Netherlands | |
| Production Companies | Les Films FauvesGladys GloverHouse on FireVolya Films | |