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Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square

Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square

1998 · 29 min · ★ 6.9 · Documentary, Animation

This film illustrates the life of the film director, Shui-Bo Wang in The People's Republic of China. We learn of the life of the director in his own words and images from a child steeped in the values of Chinese communism exemplified by Chairman Mao, to a young man striving to live up to those ideals both as an artist and a soldier.

Directed by Shui-Bo Wang

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