Living the Land

Living the Land
Festival release poster
Traditional Chinese生息之地
Literal meaningA place of life
Hanyu PinyinSheng xi zhi di
Directed byHuo Meng
Written byHuo Meng
Produced by
  • Zhang Fan
  • Xu Chunping
  • Yao Chen
  • Jiang Hao
  • Cai Yuan
Starring
  • Wang Shang
  • Zhang Chuwen
  • Zhang Yanrong
  • Zhang Caixia
  • Cao Lingzhi
CinematographyGuo Daming
Edited byHuo Meng
Music byWan Jianguo
Production
companies
  • Floating Light
  • Film and Culture Co.,Ltd.
  • Film Group
  • Phoenix Legend Films Co.,Ltd.
  • Bad RabbitPictures Co.,Ltd.
  • Lianray Pictures
Distributed bym-appeal
Release dates
  • 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14) (Berlinale)
  • 2025 (2025) (China)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Living the Land (Chinese: 生息之地) is a 2025 Chinese drama film directed by Huo Meng. The film set in the 1990s, is about a 10-year-old boy who is confronted with both rural traditions and socio-economic change in his Chinese home village.

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, on 14 February 2025, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director.