A Hakka Song (2024)
• April 28th, 2024 • 0h 11min
Documentary
Overview
A song is heard in the distance. It comes from the Hekeng village, famous for its ancient earthen buildings, also called tulou. It is where the last original Hakka families live amidst the exodus of those looking for a more modern environment. Among them there is Zhang Zhouyin, an elderly man concerned about the state of the village's temple; or her daughter-in-law, Wei Yi, who spends her entire day guiding tourists through these awe-inspiring houses. And then there’s young Zhang Weibo, her son, who manages to find joy even in the simplest of things... Hekeng: a place frozen in time whose songs have endured for centuries.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Crocodile in the Yangtze
Released on: 2012-04-12
Documentary
Crocodile in the Yangtze follows China's first Internet entrepreneur and former English teacher, Jac...
Rebellion
Released on: 2019-09-10
Documentary
As the 'one country two systems' policy in Hong Kong has slowly eroded, resentment among the territo...
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
Released on: 2006-05-01
Documentary
How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often se...
NA China
Released on: 2020-04-25
Documentary
The implantation of African traders in Guangzhou is a recent phenomenon, on which Marie Voignier rep...
Léandre l'Eté
Released on: 2025-06-05
Documentary
Leandre, 20, dreams of having a child with Juliette, with whom he has been in a relationship for sev...
Behind the Shadows
Released on: 2025-04-23
Documentary
The Greek shadow puppetry began 130 years ago. A student of Greek shadow puppetry travels to China, ...
A Long Way Home
Released on: 2018-03-01
Documentary
A Long Way Home takes us on a fascinating journey into both the grim days of recent Chinese history ...
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge
Released on: 2024-05-16
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Russia, China and Iran: three former empires are determined to take their revenge and reassert their...
Davos
Released on: 2021-06-02
Documentary
Beneath its reassuring façade, Davos is each year at the heart of the Western and capitalistic world...
Full Metal Village
Released on: 2007-04-19
Documentary
The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, ...
Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow
Released on: 2021-07-06
Documentary
One Country, Two Systems? No Way! say the youth of Taiwan. But China under President Xi Jinping want...
Where Is Heaven?
Released on: 2025-10-24
Documentary
Maverick soulmates Ged and Dave are on a mission through the winding lanes and hidden tracks of Nort...
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Released on: 2024-06-11
Documentary
Thousands of terracotta warriors guarded the first Chinese emperor's tomb. This is their story, told...
The China Hustle
Released on: 2018-03-30
Documentary
An unsettling and eye-opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock m...
Mrs. Fang
Released on: 2018-06-13
Documentary
In a quiet village in southern China, Fang Xiuying is sixty-seven years old. Having suffered from Al...
