Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
“It Must Be” is a collaborative project between the filmmaker and his girlfriend, documenting their everyday life as international graduate students. Through the use of a handheld DV camcorder, they each film the shared spaces they inhabit, gradually exploring and redefining their understanding of “home.” The work also serves as a reflective summary of the filmmaker’s three years in graduate school.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 非如此不可 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Status | Released |
| Editing | Fu Xuan Zhang |
| Assistant directors | Fu Xuan Zhang |
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