The 32nd China Golden Rooster Awards
Synopsis
The documentary The Age of Struggle uses the fates of ordinary people to trace the broad course of historical development. Through the stories of five ordinary people, Fujian tea farmer Wei Yuede, young Shenzhen entrepreneur Yang Jiarui, Tsinghua University professor Liu Baicheng, retired FAW employee Li Zhigang and Guiyang big data engineer Pan Pan, it shows the changes China has undergone in the forty years of reform and opening up in agricultural development, the building of the Special Economic Zones, science and education, state-owned enterprise reform, and the development of and poverty alleviation in central and western China.
Jury Citation
The jury found that The Age of Struggle uses the "Chinese Dream" of five representative Chinese people to trace the historical course of China's forty years of reform and opening up and its sweeping scale. It follows ordinary people through a major history, using a narrow entry point to open onto a broad view. Moving from individual cases to the whole, its structure is clear; set against rich historical material, the fates of individuals come to the fore, reflecting this era of striving in a vivid and lively way.
Film Information
Director
Zhu Qinxiao
Genre:
Documentary
Starring:
Wei Yuede, Yang Jiarui, Liu Baicheng, Li Zhigang, Pan Pan
Country/Region:
Chinese Mainland
Language:
Mandarin
Running Time:
84 min
