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China 21

2002 · 56 min

An intimate, patient look at everyday lives in flux, quietly observant and warmly human without being sentimental.

Directed by
Ruby Yang
Genres
Documentary
Overview
How are ordinary people adapting to China's transformation - market economies, globalization, small families? Using compact digital video gear filmmakers Ruby Yang and Lambert Yam track four Chinese families as they step into the 21st century. Opting for the personal over the abstract, China 21 introduces lively and appealing people who would be lost in a bigger picture.

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Directed by
Ruby Yang
Genres
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • identity
  • class
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ruby Yang
Cinematography
Lambert Yam, Ruby Yang
Runtime
56 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Mandarin, English

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