Living the Land
Film Movement | Release Date: April 3, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 3, 2026
The tensions in “Living the Land” are experienced in a bittersweet key. We are looking at Atlantis. The film is deeply mournful, but also pierced with joy. Read full review
83
IndieWireRitesh MehtaApr 6, 2026
Huo’s project is to portray these social relations and material disparities with crispness, therefore the image is sharp, and though expansive, also concise. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake ColeFeb 19, 2025
Huo Meng’s patient, nonjudgmental study of these people tacitly reveals the ways, healthy and otherwise, in which they’ve compartmentalized and continue to process the pain of everything from hard labor to political oppression. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaApr 2, 2026
The film tracks about a year in Chuang’s life in a sober, sociological style of long takes and smooth pans. The story feels loose, intentionally directionless, at first, but as it winds toward the cooler months, its collection of small details builds up to big-picture revelations about the imminent rise of China as a global superpower. Read full review
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