Web junkie /
"Internet addiction is now a global issue, and China is the first country to classify it as a clinical disorder. Web Junkie (directed by Hilla Medalia and Shosh Shlam) takes audiences inside a Beijing treatment center and explores the cases of three teenagers who suffer from this 21-century dis...
| Format: | Video DVD |
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| Language: | Chinese |
| Language Notes: | In Chinese with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Kino Lorber edu,
[2014]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: | "Internet addiction is now a global issue, and China is the first country to classify it as a clinical disorder. Web Junkie (directed by Hilla Medalia and Shosh Shlam) takes audiences inside a Beijing treatment center and explores the cases of three teenagers who suffer from this 21-century disorder. The program admits children between the ages of 13 and 18, and forces them to undergo military-inspired physical training and comply with monitored sleep and food standards. Despite such conditions, parents voluntarily send their children to the treatment center and relinquish personal involvement. But as these young teens struggle with online withdrawal and a controversial treatment, questions about the nature of addiction, emotional attachments and cure come to the fore. Ultimately, Web Junkie provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and takes a hard look at one of the symptoms of the so-called Internet age"--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Film gives production company as 'Shalm Productions', should read 'Shlam Productions'. Originally produced in 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R video. |
| Production Credits: | Edited by Enat Sidi ; director of photography, Sun Shaoguang ; music, Ran Bagno. |