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The Man Who Defied Beijing

The Man Who Defied Beijing

# China would like the world to forget his name
Documentary   History
📜 Overview: A portrait of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), a witness of the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989), a dissident, a woodpecker who tirelessly pecked the putrid brain of the Communist regime for decades, demanding democracy loudly and fearlessly. Silenced, arrested, convicted, imprisoned, dead. Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2010, alive forever. These are his last words.
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin , French
📆 Date Released: 2019-05-14
⌚ Running Time: 59 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

Perry Link original image
Self - Sinologist and Liu's Translator
Perry Link
Hao Jian original image
Self - Film Critic and Screenwriter
Hao Jian
Jean-Philippe Béja original image
Self - Sinologist
Jean-Philippe Béja
Xu Youyu original image
Self - Philosopher
Xu Youyu
Andrew Nathan original image
Self - Sinologist
Andrew Nathan
Bei Ling original image
Self - Poet
Bei Ling
Hu Ping original image
Self - Journalist
Hu Ping
Wu'er Kaixi original image
Self - Student Leader (1989)
Wu'er Kaixi
Liao Yiwu original image
Self - Writer
Liao Yiwu
Yu Jie original image
Self - Essayist
Yu Jie
Teng Biao original image
Self - Professor of Law
Teng Biao
Xia Yeliang original image
Self - Economist
Xia Yeliang
Chris May original image
Self - Diplomatic
Chris May
Liu Xia original image
Self - Poet and Liu's Wife
Liu Xia
Liu Xiaobo original image
Self - Writer and Activist (archive footage)
Liu Xiaobo
Mao Zedong original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Deng Xiaoping
Hu Yaobang original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hu Yaobang
Mikhail Gorbachev original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Li Peng original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Li Peng
Zhao Ziyang original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Zhao Ziyang
Jian Zemin original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jian Zemin
Bill Clinton original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Bill Clinton

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