Film Movement opened pre-orders for Living the Land Limited Edition on Blu-ray on November 1, 2026. Huo Meng won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival for Living the Land (2025), his second feature.
About Living the Land (2025)
In the village of Bawangtai in 1991, time appears to have stood still. Despite the rapid industrialization happening in cities across China, everyday rural life for farming families in the Henan province remains steadfastly tied to the demands of the land. 10-year-old Xu Chuang, the third-born child of one such family, is unceremoniously left with his wheat farmer uncle when his parents and older siblings set out to find work in the Southern city of Shenzhen. Cared for though unable to shake the feeling he doesn’t belong with the extended Li family, Chuang finds comfort in a young aunt – who feels similarly uneasy as she is pressured to marry – and his surly but kind nonagenarian great-grandmother. Each season rolls into the next, and Chuang learns the quotidian rhythms of the land which they all till, at once bucolic, cruel, cyclical and nourishing.
Who stars in Living the Land
Wang Shang, Zhang Yanrong and Zhang Chuwen star in Living the Land, a 132-minute Mandarin-language drama.
Living the Land Limited Edition slipcover and booklet
Living the Land Limited Edition comes in a slipcover limited to 500 units. Brandon Schaefer designed the Living the Land Limited Edition packaging, and film writer Hayley Scanlon wrote the essay in the 16-page booklet.
Living the Land Limited Edition Blu-ray release details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Label | Film Movement |
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Edition | Limited Edition (slipcover limited to 500 units) |
| Audio | DTS-HD MA 5.1 |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Subtitles | English |
| Aspect ratio | 1.77:1 |
| Region | Region A |
| Runtime | 132 min |
| Pre-order | Vinegar Syndrome website, from November 1, 2026 |
| Packaging artist | Brandon Schaefer |
Living the Land Limited Edition special features
Living the Land Limited Edition includes these special features:
- Interview with director Huo Meng
- 16-page booklet with essay by film writer Hayley Scanlon
Film Movement opened pre-orders for Living the Land Limited Edition on Blu-ray on November 1, 2026, on the Vinegar Syndrome website. Living the Land Limited Edition ships after the Vinegar Syndrome Black Friday sale.
