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  • Another Year (2016)
  • Not Rated
    181 min | Documentary
Another Year (2016)
Not Rated
181 min | Documentary
Thirteen dinners of a Chinese migrant worker's family over the course of fourteen months. The film portrays a series of random occurrences. Joys, frustrations and the struggle for survival. The meals unfold in real-time through thirteen ...See moreThirteen dinners of a Chinese migrant worker's family over the course of fourteen months. The film portrays a series of random occurrences. Joys, frustrations and the struggle for survival. The meals unfold in real-time through thirteen static, long takes. Each take captures with vivid detail the reality of the relationships between the different family members. As the seasons unfold, so does time and the echoes for better working conditions penetrate the frame. Issues such as the one-child policy and the possibilities for better wages weigh heavily on the minds of the three-generation family. Thus, the room where the family gathers night after night becomes an observational microcosm of the transformations that the Chinese working class faces on a daily basis. By examining the lives of migrant workers, who left their rural home-towns to look for a better life in cities, the film creates a powerful and moving meditation on China's economic boom and massive urbanization. Another Year is an extremely acute depiction of the complexities of the Chinese economy and society. Written by Giona A. Nazzaro See less
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Director
Shengze Zhu
Cinematographer
Zhengfan Yang
Editor
Shengze Zhu
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Updated Apr 21, 2016
Release date
Apr 29, 2017 (United States)
Awards
3 wins & 3 nominations

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