

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.
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Youth (Hard Times) was directed by Wang Bing.
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Youth (Hard Times) runs for 3h 47min, and was released in 2025.
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