This is Life

Original title: 烟火人间
Duration: 81 min
Release date: 2024-01-13
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This is Life is a documentary purely made with UGC footages. It tells stories about common Chinese people regarding four aspects of their life: what they wear, what they eat, where they live, and how they migrate. Stories presented in this film is not just showing people's life in first-tier cities, it also represents probably 3000 counties, 40000 towns, and 660000 villages in China. The way how this documentary is made guarantees you to see a raw, but vivid China you have never seen before.

Documentary

烟火人间

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Hong Sun
Hong Sun
Director
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