When a City Rises
6.9
Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as diverse as the youths of the rest of the world. But they share a demand for democracy and freedom. They have the will and the courage to fight – and they can see that things are going in the wrong direction in the small island city, which officially has autonomy under China but is now tightening its grip and demanding that ‘troublemakers’ be put away or silenced. Amid the violent protests, we meet a 21-year-old student, a teenage couple and a new father.
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Han Yan Yuen Director · Cathy Chu Director Iris Kwong Director
First release April 23, 2021 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, United Kingdom · Languages Cantonese, Chinese, French, German
Production
Enemy Films
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
香港：一座起來抗爭的城市
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · French · German
Release dates
Denmark · April 23, 2021
Premiere · CPH:DOX
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 13, 2021 · TV · Arte
Germany
July 13, 2021 · TV · Arte
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