# Being in the World (2015)

**Genres:** Documentary

**Duration:** 44 min

**Age rating:** FSK 6

## Description

Being in the World follows a young woman on a two-month train journey across China, where she meets strangers from a wide range of social backgrounds and asks them about their dreams, life paths, and choices. The film builds a layered portrait of everyday life in China and later revisits the same people ten years on to trace how their lives have changed.

## Details

**Premiere:** 09 Sep 2010

**Director:** Qin Xiaoyue

**Cast:** Tony Austin, Taylor Carman, Leah Chase, Ryan Cross, Juan Del Gastor

**Countries:** China

**Languages:** Chinese

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

## Showtimes in Leipzig in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-05-03 (Sunday)

- **[Cinémathèque Leipzig](/cinemas/401-cinematheque-leipzig.md) (Süd):** [2026-05-03 16:00](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2258131773/3505121729)  (OmeU)