A coming-of-age story about three Uyghur boys. Three Uyghur children in a bilingual school in Xinjiang are contemplating giving up school, or their beloved soccer, for their respective reasons. One seel recognition by his peers through proving his skills in soccer; another calls himself a straight-A student, but is falling behind class due to his language level and is thus considering dropping out and return home to help with his parents’ lamb business. But he struggles to make that decision because of his love for soccer; the other is considering giving up soccer because his grandmother is against it. He is an orphan, and was raised by his grandfather, who passed when he was 12. He had since been living in pain, and struggles to find solace. As their childhood is drawing to a close, the three of them in turn set off on their last soccer journey: to attend Soccer Challenge Cup for Uyghur Adolescent. They hail “Wurra! Wurra!” before each game. The phrase means marching forward in glory. In this last journey, their dreams are put to the test, and they in turn would be transformed.
Title
Farewell My Boyhood
Region
China
Running Time
90 mins
Release Date
2020
Categories
CNEX Foundation Limited
Director
XU Wei-Chao
Type
Human Interest, Education, Sports, Youth
Quality
Status