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Youth (Homecoming)
Youth (Homecoming)
	Promotional release poster
Chinese	青春：归
Directed by	Wang Bing
Produced by	Sonia Buchman; Mao Hui; Nicolas R. de la Mothe; Vincent Wang;
Cinematography	Shan Xiaohui; Song Yang; Ding Bihan; Liu Xianhui; Maeda Yoshitaka; Wang Bing;
Edited by	Dominique Auvray; Xu Bingyuan; Liyo Gong;
Production; companies	House on Fire; Gladys Glover; CS Production; Arte France Cinéma; Les Films Fauves; Volya Films; Eastern-Lion Pictures and Culture Media Co.; Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation; Le Fresnoy;
Distributed by	Pyramide (Worldwide)
Release date	6 September 2024 (Venice);
Running time	152 minutes
Countries	China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands;
Language	Mandarin

Youth (Homecoming) (Chinese: 青春：归; pinyin: Qing chun gui) is a 2024 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Wang Bing. It's the third installment in the director's Youth trilogy, about young Chinese textile industry workers, following 2023's Youth (Spring) and 2024's Youth (Hard Times).^[1]^[2]

The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it was the only documentary competing for the Golden Lion.^[3]

Premise

Textile workshops in Zhili slow their operation for the New Year's holiday, with many workers returning home. Shi Wei and Fang Lingping both get married over the break, with the latter's new husband, an information technology specialist, planning to join his new bride in Zhili.^[4]

Release

Youth (Homecoming) premiered in September 2024 as a main competition entry at that year's Venice Film Festival. It follows the release of the prior films in the trilogy; Youth (Spring) debuted at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, while Youth (Hard Times) premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in August 2024.^[3]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.^[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[6]

Accolades

Award	Ceremony date	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Venice Film Festival	7 September 2024	Golden Lion	Youth (Homecoming)	Nominated	^[3]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards	30 November 2024	Best Documentary Film	Wang Bing, Sonia Buchman, Mao Hui, Nicolas R De La Mothe, Vincent Wang	Nominated	^[7]