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Filmed in beautiful black and white, this slow cinema piece spends four seasons with a family in Turtle Rock, a remote village in China named after a local rock formation that resembles a giant turtle. For nearly a century now, the village has been home to just seven families who have only four surnames. They once moved to this mountainous region fleeing war, and have eked out a simple life there ever since. Filmmaker Xiao Xiao’s grandmother was one of the first people to be born in Turtle Rock, and it's also the place where he grew up. This allows Xiao to get very close to the residents, whom he observes lovingly as they chop spices or firewood, carry huge trunks of bamboo on their shoulders or unhurriedly fashion an iron pipe from an old tube—here, everything is recycled. The rustling trees and cackling chickens create a natural soundtrack to this rhythmic, beautifully framed documentary, which doesn't shy away from the harsher aspects of this life, far from the madding crowd.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2017-11-22
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- timer Runtime: 101 Mins
- star Rating: 6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt7161346
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groups Crew
Lei Wang
Co-Producer
Xiao Xiao
Cinematography
Xiao Xiao
Editor
Xiao Xiao
Sound
William Hsieh
Sound Designer
Lin Lin
Producer
Xiao Xiao
Director
Lin Lin
Co-Director
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