Hooligan Sparrow
The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.
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Nanfu Wang Director · Nathan Halpern Composer Chris Ruggiero Composer
Worldwide gross $9.3K · United States release July 22, 2016 · Produced in China, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,263
Production
Little Horse Crossing the River
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Diamond Docs
Production
Doc Society
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China · United States
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Original language
English
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Chinese · English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2016
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 22, 2016
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Czechia
March 9, 2016 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
Netherlands
March 8, 2017 · TV · NPO 2
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