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China Reverse

AT 2014, 90 min, Judith Benedikt

The story of the Chinese diaspora to Austria, the life of first and second generation Chinese in Vienna, the economic remigration from Austro-Chinese to their homeland and the consequence of cultural exchange in both directions.! Most came to Vienna by chance. Working in Chinese restaurants, dreaming of their own business, or bringing their family. China Reverse is the story of the Chinese diaspora ... in both directions.

Most ended up in Vienna by chance, working in a Chinese restaurant. Dreaming of their own place, or needing to pay for family to come. It was a life of endless work.
When they could finally relax a bit, they had time for questions about life.
China Reverse puts everything in question, without asking. Life could have been very different, not in Europe, but China.

Those who stayed took advantage of the economic boom. For some, there´s still time to jump on the band wagon. China Reverse looks behind the facade of financial success. Noticing casual details- an antique porcelain dish, native songs, and a smile that refers to the future, but cannot help trembling.

festivals

Crossing Europe Linz 2014, AT | This Human World 2014, AT | Austrian Documentary FF Shanghai, Peking 2015, CHN

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FESTIVALS

DER STEIN ZUM LEBEN

won the Ecumenical Award
at Achtung Berlin Film Festival!

WALTER ARLEN'S FIRST CENTURY

won Runner Up Audience AWARD
for Best Documentary at
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival!

ARE YOU SLEEPING, BROTHER JAKOB?

won Gold Gentian Award at
Trento Film Festival!

won Audience Award at
Moscow Int. Documentary Film Festival!

UNA PRIMAVERA

won the LifeTales Award
at Biografilm Italia!

will be screened at

Pärnu Film Festival, Estonia 2019
10.00 pm, 26th June

ASHORE

won Best Documentary Award
at Festival de Malaga!

will be screened at

Cineteca Madrid, Spain 2019
19th -28th July