Xiao Jia Going Home

Xiao Jia Going Home 2007 Directed by Damien Ounouri Xiao Jia rentre à la maison

Leading Chinese Sixth Generation filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns home to Fenyang in Shanxi province after winning the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life (2006). The experiences of his childhood, the people he grew up with, and the changing landscape of his home town gave Jia the inspiration to make his first films. The documentary forms a poignant inquiry into the past of the director's life and Chinese society at the same time.

Country China

Production Countries China , France

Language Mandarin

Spoken Language Mandarin

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Li Hua Films

Release Date 1 January 2007

53 mins