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2020100 minPGdocumentary

Outcry and Whisper

2020100 minPGdocumentary

Filmed over eight years, the documentary presents the lives of women in China and Hong Kong facing political violence, harassment, and poverty.

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Filmed over eight years, the documentary presents the lives of women in China and Hong Kong facing political violence, harassment, and poverty.

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Zeng Jinyandirector

Wenhai Huangdirector

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Factory workers in China and Hong Kong face numerous challenges from 2007 to 2015. Women navigate political violence, sexual harassment, and online bullying. Many experience long-term separation from their families. Rights activists and artists also confront arbitrary treatment by transnational factory management and poverty in their villages. The film documents the struggles of female factory workers, artists, and intellectuals in these regions.

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