Xiao Jia Going Home
Leading Chinese Sixth Generation filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns home to Fenyang in Shanxi province after winning the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life (2006). The experiences of his childhood, the people he grew up with, and the changing landscape of his home town gave Jia the inspiration to make his first films. The documentary forms a poignant inquiry into the past of the director's life and Chinese society at the same time.
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Xiao Jia Going Home
- Overview
- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 2007
Runtime
0h 53m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
30%
Original Title
Xiao Jia rentre à la maison
Production Companies
Li Hua Films
Director
Damien Ounouri
Description
Leading Chinese Sixth Generation filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns home to Fenyang in Shanxi province after winning the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life (2006). The experiences of his childhood, the people he grew up with, and the changing landscape of his home town gave Jia the inspiration to make his first films. The documentary forms a poignant inquiry into the past of the director's life and Chinese society at the same time.
