China in the Countryside

This film (drama)Also known as乡村里的中国，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2013Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating9.4(For reference only)。

This film is directed by the renowned photographer and documentary director Jiao Bo, whose previous works such as "My Dad and My Mom" and "Kissing Spring — My Earthquake Orphans" series have caused a huge stir in Chinese society, particularly "My Dad and My Mom," which has touched the hearts of countless children. This time, in "China in the Countryside," Jiao Bo again focuses on his hometown — Zibo, Shandong, but the filming is not set in his birthplace village; instead, it takes place in Shouyu Village in the revolutionary old area of Yimeng Mountain. The film takes a small village as a starting point to showcase the tremendous changes in rural China, environmental protection, and the spiritual and material pursuits of farmers, addressing various social realities that are both vivid and moving. In an interview, Jiao Bo revealed that during the filming of this documentary, he and his crew spent a total of 373 days in Shouyu Village: "The village has 167 households, and we became the 168th after we arrived." He noted that besides himself, who is nearing 60 years old, the average age of the other four main creators is just over 20: "So this film presents not only the social reality of rural China but also does so from a young person's perspective, which I believe will appeal to young people." During the 373 days, the "China in the Countryside" crew lived and ate with the local villagers, becoming like family, and they captured nearly 1,000 hours of material, ultimately editing it down to about two hours of highlights. Jin Yue, who has directed the CCTV Spring Festival Gala multiple times, believes that "China in the Countryside" vividly presents the joys and sorrows, family relationships, and folk customs of different individuals among Chinese farmers. The characters are distinct and lively, the film structure is full of tension, the story is complex, the clues are clear, the visuals are simple, the editing is smooth, and the synchronous sound recording is perfect, "making it a rare specimen of Chinese rural life with significant documentary value in this era."