We are releasing our new film title, The Last Clan in mid-September. It is a film about a unique culture. A way of life that has existed for centuries but now finds itself crushed between the juggernaut of China’s mighty economy and the new found freedom of its young mobile generation. We think you will find this a beautiful film – an intimate portrait of the family life of the Hakka clan set among a thrilling wide mountain landscape. The star of this movie is not the people, although they are fascinating. It is the round homes made of rammed earth. Immense in size and scale, they are garanteed to take your breath away!
Short Synopsis:
They are a model of socialism. Living as a collective and as equals in a family-based commune. They are the Hakka from the mountainous region of South East China. Their home is a fortress-like structure, called the Tulou, where as many as five hundred family members live together, sharing an ancient way of life. The Tulou is one of the world’s most unique buildings. But as China modernizes and its cities expand, life in the Tulou is slowly disintegrating. As the young move away to find work, only old family members are left to endure the hardships of rural life.
One man chooses to avoid extinction by transforming his Tulou into a popular tourist hot spot. The trend grows and the Hakka are quickly flooded with strangers walking among their homes. They soon realize that tourism is a two-headed monster that brings promises of wealth but threatens to destroy their ancient culture.
