The Exiles

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Address Vodičkova 36, Praha 1
Origin France, USA, China, Taiwan
Movie genre Documentary
Entry CZK 65–130
Venue's website www.kinolucerna.cz…
Length 95 min
Director Violet Columbus, Ben Klein
Language English friendly
Links IMDB
Release 2022
Takes place during One World 2023 Prague
Ranking 74 %

The film is about a milestone in modern history that the Chinese regime would like to see disappear. Decades after the event, Choy decided to dust off the film footage reels. She documented the young people who stood up to the Chinese regime in Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989 and were massacred by government forces. Some survivors fled into exile and were never able to return home. The filmmaker travels to Taiwan, Paris, and Maryland to show her archival footage to the three dissidents captured in it. Their stories allow us to understand better how the violent suppression of the uprising affected and continues to affect the lives of the people who protested at the time.

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