The Hedonists
Watch TrailerThree middle-aged former coal miners, cast adrift after the shutdown of their unprofitable state-run mine in Shanxi, embark on a haphazard quest for new employment. Their journey becomes a series of absurd job interviews, odd gigs, and comical misadventures, painting a vivid portrait of a traditional way of life colliding with a new economic order. The camera trails them along dusty backroads and through sleepy towns, where every potential lead tests their resilience and fraying dignity.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 营生 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Country | China |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Director | Jia Zhangke |
| Runtime | 26 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.2/10 (12 votes) |
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Jia Zhangke crafts not merely a social comedy, but a finely observed, almost documentary-like parable about individuals at a historical crossroads. The humor is bone-dry, arising from the inherent absurdity of men trying to sell skills the new economy no longer values.
What lingers after the laughter fades is a poignant sense of a whole world fading quietly into the past, measured not in statistics but in human disorientation. A subtle, powerful reminder of transition's human cost. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jia Zhangke
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Dusty backroads, faded shop signs, the endless wait outside someone's gate.
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