Walking on the Edge of Life
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Country/Region:
Mainland China
Release Year: 2023
Release Year: 2023
Publish Date: 08 March 2024 00:00:00 UTC
Story:
This film focuses on a group of elderly people who have been living in a rural area of Shandong Province of China for a long time through a documentary, and presents the real life status of many ordinary elderly people in an restrained and calm narrative style. The film not only shows the care and help from family members, neighbors, villagers, society and other aspects of the elderly, but also shows the practical difficulties faced by the elderly in life, so as to reflect the current situation of rural elderly care and respond to the deep problems of the aging society.
This film focuses on a group of elderly people who have been living in a rural area of Shandong Province of China for a long time through a documentary, and presents the real life status of many ordinary elderly people in an restrained and calm narrative style. The film not only shows the care and help from family members, neighbors, villagers, society and other aspects of the elderly, but also shows the practical difficulties faced by the elderly in life, so as to reflect the current situation of rural elderly care and respond to the deep problems of the aging society.
Casts & Crews:
Weijia WANG
Directors
Runtime:
44
minutes
Language:
Ji Lu Mandarin
Subtitles:
Chinese, English
Festivals & Awards:
2023 Beijing International Film Festival ReelFocus short film unit, China
2023 Beijing International Film Festival ReelFocus short film unit, China
Tags:
#rural #pension #humanistic-care
Director‘s Statement:
With the continuous development of Chinese society，the elderly group has become a large proportion of the group, China has entered the aging society. According to the prediction of relevant departments, the elderly population will reach 400 million by 2035, and the number of disabled and semi-disabled elderly people will further increase. To this end, in order to protect the survival interests of the elderly, we can see that the living environment and living standards of the elderly are constantly improving, especially in economically developed urban areas, from the formulation of relevant laws, the improvement of the pension system, the establishment of pension institutions, and the promotion of pension awareness. However, in the economically underdeveloped areas represented by rural areas, the living problems of the elderly are still not well guaranteed, and insufficient attention has been paid to them. In particular, the living conditions of the elderly, the elderly living alone, and the elderly with disabilities have been ignored. Therefore, the problems of getting along with the elderly and their children, and the physical and mental health problems of the elderly in their old age have not been well solved. Therefore, I try to present the living situation and derivative problems of the rural elderly through the images, hoping to arouse everyone's attention and thinking, and provide reference for the research and discussion of the relevant problems of the rural elderly.
Casts & Crews
Weijia WANG
Director
