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The Spring of Huang Jueping

The Spring of Huang Jueping

An artist looks back on his younger years at the Chongqing Art Academy

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An artist looks back on his younger years at the Chongqing Art Academy in the turbulent 1990s. The selection and demands used to be killing. He was close friends with two boys and a girl. They fought with local youngsters and tried to give each other pep talks. Parallels with the childhood years of his parents, during the Cultural Revolution, also show violence and gun battles. Semi-autobiographical, with motion capture.

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Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

67 mins

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Release Date

22 March 2017

Country

China

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