Youth (Hard Times)

An urgent portrait of youth organizing against their exploitation.

While much of the 227-minute runtime is dedicated to the minutiae of factory work—the humming of the sewing machine is as prevalent as ever—Wang takes us out of the workplace more than he did with Spring.

...an overwhelming and often impressive mosaic portrait of young migrant laborers who live and work in the township of Zhili, mainland China’s primary source for domestically produced children’s clothing.