Year by Year
Director Liu Wei
Countries China
Duration 48 min
Synopsis
Year by Year follows the “petitioners” from the village of Dongzhuang, Beijing, during the Chinese New Year in 2004. These petitioners try to make themselves heard and to point errors in the State’s functioning structure (Party and Government), while dedicating their lives to a cause. But in China, critical voices, even when complying with official rules, still face difficulties in obtaining practical results.
Year by Year follows the “petitioners” from the village of Dongzhuang, Beijing, during the Chinese New Year in 2004. These petitioners try to make themselves heard and to point errors in the State’s functioning structure (Party and Government), while dedicating their lives to a cause. But in China, critical voices, even when complying with official rules, still face difficulties in obtaining practical results.