Youth (Hard Times)

Youth (Hard Times)
Youth (Hard Times)
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Chinese	青春：苦
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Directed by	Wang Bing
Produced by	Sonia Buchman; Mao Hui; Nicolas R. de la Mothe; Vincent Wang;
Cinematography	Shan Xiaohui; Song Yang; Ding Bihan; Liu Xianhui; Maeda Yoshitaka; Wang Bing;
Edited by	Dominique Auvray; Xu Bingyuan; Liyo Gong;
Production; companies	House on Fire; Gladys Glover; CS Production; Arte France Cinéma; Les Films Fauves; Volya Films; Eastern-Lion Pictures and Culture Media Co.; Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation; Le Fresnoy;
Release date	13 August 2024 (Locarno);
Running time	227 minutes
Countries	China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands;
Language	Mandarin

Youth (Hard Times) (Chinese: 青春：苦; pinyin: qīng chūn ku) is a 2024 documentary film directed by Wang Bing. It is the second entry in the director's Youth trilogy, about young Chinese textile industry workers, after the 2023 documentary Youth (Spring).

The film had its world premiere at the International Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Leopard, and was awarded a Special Mention and the FIPRESCI Prize. It was followed by Youth (Homecoming), also released in 2024.