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Summary
This film was shot between 2014 and 2019 in the town of Zhili, a district of Huzhou City in Zhejiang province, China.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 80Audiences 71GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer86%
Metascore74
IMDb7.1
Running time
3 h 32 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +116 min on the typical 96
typical 96212Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2023
November 10, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
France
Hong Kong SAR China- Luxembourg
Netherlands
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Wang Bing Director
Production · 9
- Vincent Wang Producer
- Denis Vaslin Co-Producer
- Olivier Père Co-Producer
- Sonia Buchman Co-Producer
- Qiao Cui Co-Producer
- Isabelle Glachant Co-Producer
Editing · 3
- Dominique Auvray Editor
- Xu Bingyuan Editor
- Liyo Gong Editor
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