Hong Kong, France / 2016 / 163 min. / Director: WANG Bing
15-year-old XIAO Min boards a long distance train and heads for Huzhou in the Zhejiang province on the east coast of China, far from her home province of Yunnan. Her goal is to work at a garment factory. Working there are women who have migrated from various parts of China.... The latest film by WANG Bing illustrates a side of contemporary China through female laborers working at a garment factory. The film begins with XIAO Min's journey, but thereafter the camera freely moves between several characters. Leaving an especially strong impression is a scene in which XIAO Min's co-worker, LING Ling, stands up to her husband's intense abuse and could be called the best section of the film. World premiering at the Venice Film Festival's Orizzonti section, the film won the Orizzonti Award For Best Screenplay.
