Farewell, Beijing
Fans of Documentary films may find Farewell, Beijing especially interesting thanks to its engaging atmosphere, visual presentation, and entertainment value.
Gong Fenghai, an educated urban youth from Beijing and also a fervent supporter of Mao Zedong decided to heed Chairman Mao's call to go to the rural area of Yanan during the Cultural Revolution. Forty years later, 60 year-old Gong wants to return to Beijing and retire there. What greets him is a hometown that is at once familiar and yet strangely distant....
