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Fine Dried Noodles

Three generations of "noodle makers" and their changing fates, intertwined with local Shaanxi folk songs, wedding and funeral customs, and the natural landscape of the Loess Plateau .

8.0(1)20181h 28m1

The film is based on the intangible cultural heritage of Shaanxi Wubu County — the traditional handmade hollow dried noodles (空心手工挂面) from Zhangjiashan. It follows the life of Zhang Jiagen (张家根), the first-generation inheritor of this noodle-making craft, and his struggles against fate.

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  • TMDB

    8.0/10

    1 votes

Status
Released
Budget
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Language
Mandarin

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Behind the camera

Director

Shi Shan

Writers

Li Yu-Zhu

Produced in

China

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Release dates

  • ChinaCN

    • Theatrical24 Aug 2018
    • Digital / OTT14 Sept 2024

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Fine Dried Noodles was released on 24 August 2018.

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    PantaOz

    4/25/2026

    8/10

    This is a quietly devastating work of rural Chinese cinema that uses the seemingly humble craft of hand-pulled hollow noodles as a lens through which to examine three generations of human resilience on the Loess Plateau. Director 山石 (Shan Shi) and screenwriter 刘毓珠 (Liu Yuzhu) have constructed a film that moves with the unhurried rhythm of the land itself—deliberate, patient, and deeply rooted in the textures of north…

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