Young & Restless in China
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sue Williams
Zhang Jingjing
Debra Sperling
Wang Xiaolei
Columbia Mccaleb
Tim Hopper
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
China is a country of young people and the new generation is coming of age, full of hope, energy and ambition. Young people are driving China's blazing economy and grappling with huge challenges and changes. When today's young adults were children, families in China needed ration tickets to buy simple things like clothes and groceries. Since the 1990's, the economy and culture of the country has been transformed. Once a country dominated by a nearly spiritual belief in Maoism, young adults in China today want to grab the new opportunities, get rich as fast as they can and live "the good life." Nine young people from across the country are followed for four years, as they pursue their hopes and dreams for success and as they encounter conflict, love, success and confusion. Whether it's defying eastern cultural traditions in pursuit of more western values, struggling through the (often dirty) government protocols trying to start a new business, fighting for the rights of others as an environmental lawyer, the young people profiled are caught between the bonds of their nation's history and their own quest for a very different future.
Director
Sue Williams
Cast
Zhang Jingjing
Debra Sperling
Wang Xiaolei
Columbia Mccaleb
Tim Hopper
Xu Weimin
Yang Haiyan
Zhang Yao
Will Lyman
Ben Wu
Lu Dong
Miranda Hong
Ming-na Wen
Wei Zhanyan
Kate Middleton
Eric Forman
Chris Cook
Alexandra Lydon
Crew
Scott Anger
Tom Behrens
Peter Calo
Bestor Cram
Kathryn Dietz
Asha Divakaran
Patrick Donahue
Linzy Emery
David Fanning
Jim Ferguson
Eric Forman
Eric Forman
Larry Guo
Larry Guo
Victoria Hall
Steve Hastings
Zeng Hu
Gao Hui
Mead Hunt
Jason Kao Hwang
Jason Kao Hwang
Nisha Josson
Julia Kao
Julia Kao
Johanna Kovitz
Li Le
Jeremy Leach
Sai Li
Shuping Lu
Andrey Netboy
Meghan O'brien
Hang Qi
Jerry Risius
Howard Sharp
Michael Sullivan
Bill Turnley
Judith Vecchione
Xiaotong Wang
Sue Williams
Sue Williams
Wang Xiaolei
Zhao Xiaoxing
Junbo Yuan
Nie Zheng
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2008
Aired in USA on PBS on June 17, 2008 as part of the "Frontline" series of documentaries.
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2008
