7.5

Youth (Hard Times)

2025, 3h 47min -

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.

"Youth (Hard Times)" — movie produced in France, Luxembourg and Netherlands and released in 2025. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.5 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 3h 47min. "Youth (Hard Times)" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Jake Cole rated 8 green-star

An urgent portrait of youth organizing against their exploitation.

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Katarina Docalovich rated 8 green-star

While much of the 227-minute runtime is dedicated to the minutiae of factory work—the humming of the sewing...

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Simon Abrams rated 9 green-star

...an overwhelming and often impressive mosaic portrait of young migrant laborers who live and work in the ...

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7.1

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