Young and Restless in China
In the documentary Young and Restless in China, Wei Zhanyan is a young Chinese migrant worker who left her home in rural China at 13 to work at an industrial park near Beijing. In the film, Zhanyan explains that she was sent away by her parents to help support her family and pay for her brother's education. Working and living so far away from her family gives Zhanyan a sense independence but also causes a great deal of sadness and anxiety. Despite the sadness she feels at times, the traditional Chinese values she was inculcated with growing up compel her to obey her parents desires and suffer through her loneliness and isolation. As the film progresses, Zhanyan's parents arrange for her to meet a young man, whom
In the documentary Young and Restless in China, Wei Zhanyan is a young Chinese migrant worker who left her home in rural China at 13 to work at an industrial park near Beijing. In the film, Zhanyan explains that she was sent away by her parents to help support her family and pay for her brother's education. Working and living so far away from her family gives Zhanyan a sense independence but also causes a great deal of sadness and anxiety. Despite the sadness she feels at times, the traditional Chinese values she was inculcated with growing up compel her to obey her parents desires and suffer through her loneliness and isolation. As the film progresses, Zhanyan's parents arrange for her to meet a young man, whom