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Country/Region: Mainland China

Release Year: 2023

Story:

The film centers on Li Eryang, who dreams of realizing his vision of “communism” within a room smaller than five square meters. In this confined space, he imagines building a miniature “Republic” for his so-called “cosmic brothers,” turning personal belief into a concrete, everyday practice.

Casts & Crews:

Jin Jiang
Directors

Jin Jiang
producer

Jin Jiang
cinematographer

Jin Jiang
editor

Runtime: 106 minutes

Language: Mandarin, English

Subtitles: Chinese, English

iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29669698/

Douban: https://movie.douban.com/subject/36686782/

Festivals & Awards:
2021 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Industry - DMZ Excellent Project, South Korea
2021 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - Spotlight Award, Netherlands
2023 Busan International Film Festival - BIFF Mecenat Award, South Korea
2024 Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
2024 MoMA Doc Fortnight: International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media, United States
2024 Cinéma du Réel International Documentary Film Festival, France
2024 Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival, Israel
2024 Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia
2024 INSTAR Film Festival, Multiple Countries
2024 Image Forum Festival, Japan
2024 Tokyo Documentary Film Festival, Japan
2024 Montreal International Documentary Festival(RIDM), Canada
2024 Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Japan
2024 New York Tri-State International Film Festival, United States
2025 Black Movie Film Festival (Geneva), Switzerland
2025 Allers-Retours: Festival of Chinese Auteur Cinema, France
2025 Ann Arbor Film Festival, United States
2025 el ojO cojo International Film Festival, Spain

Tags: #YouthCulture #Utopia #RockAndRoll #Subculture #ContemporaryChina

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Director‘s Statement:
In the film, Er Yang and the friends drifting through “Republic” live recklessly, burning their lives like moths drawn to a flame—an embodiment of our collective imagination of youth. Their mixed beliefs—agnosticism, theism, communism, and an imitation of hippie culture—emerge from the dislocations caused by China’s rapid economic growth. Improved education and material abundance create an illusion of prosperity, while urbanization, industrialization, and consumerism steadily erode the inner world. Amid rising nationalist discourse, feelings of loneliness, emptiness, and loss take shape, and “Republic” becomes a temporary refuge from overwhelming social pressure.