Rarely Seen In The West: “Young And Restless In China”
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Phnom Penh: “Young And Restless In China,”
is one of the films showing at Meta House this week, It will be on Wednesday.The Chinese economy is considered the economic wonder of the world. Filmmaker Sue Williams portraits the lives of five wildly ambitious graduates, a hip hop artist, two migrant workers, a dedicated medical resident and a courageous environmental activist. Their stories of ambition, exuberance, crime and corruption are interwoven with moments of love, heartbreak and passion. In riveting emotional detail, YOUNG & RESTLESS IN CHINA (2008, 106mins) captures the highs and lows of coming of age. The film is buoyed by a driving sound track of Chinese rock and hip hop music and scenes of Chinese life rarely seen in the West.
