The Unfinished History of Life
2011, Chinese. Directed by Cong Feng.
The filmmaker spent years in a Chinese village to record daily life’s every detail. He drank many a glass with the villagers and observed them for so long that he started to recognize their repeating patterns of behavior. That is why there is no end to this tale.
- Runtime
- 4h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 July 2011
- Original title
- 未完成的生活史
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Cong Feng
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The Unfinished History of Life runs 245 minutes (4h 5m).
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The Unfinished History of Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 2011. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Unfinished History of Life?
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Who directed The Unfinished History of Life?
The Unfinished History of Life (2011) was directed by Cong Feng.