Free China the courage to believe /
"The award winning "Free China: the courage to believe" tells the story of a mother and former Communist Party member, Jennifer Zeng, who along with more than 70 million Chinese were practicing Falun Gong, a belief that combines Buddhism and Daoism until the Chinese government outlawe...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English, with English and Chinese subtitles. |
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[New York] :
New Tang Dynasty Television,
[2013]
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| Summary: | "The award winning "Free China: the courage to believe" tells the story of a mother and former Communist Party member, Jennifer Zeng, who along with more than 70 million Chinese were practicing Falun Gong, a belief that combines Buddhism and Daoism until the Chinese government outlawed it. The Internet police intercepted an email and Jennifer was imprisoned for her faith. As she endured physical and mental torture, she had to decide: does she stand her ground and languish in jail, or does she recant her belief so she can tell her story to the world and be reunited with her family? A world away, Dr. Charles Lee, a Chinese American businessman, wanted to do his part to stop the persecution by attempting to broadcast uncensored information on state controlled television. He was arrested in China and sentenced to three years of re-education in a prison camp where he endured forced labor, making amongst other things, Homer Simpson slippers sold at stores throughout the US. With more than one hundred thousand protests occuring each year inside China, unrest among Chinese people is building with the breaking of each political scandal. As China's prisoners of conscience are subjected to forced labor and even organ harvesting, this timely documentary exposes profound issues such as genocide and unfair trade practices with the West. The film also highlights how new Internet technologies are helping bring freedom to more than 1.3 billion people living in China and other repressive regimes throughout the world."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a documentary in 2013. Special features: Free China: the courage to believe music video performed by Q'orianka Kilcher; Organ harvesting special feature; Take action! how you can help; Trailers. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD video; NTSC, all regions; digital stereo; format 16:9. |
| Audience: | Rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Winner Free Speech International Film Festival 2012; Winner Fenaco International Film Festival 2012; Winner LA Awareness International Film Festival 2012; Best of the Fest Denver International Film Festival 2012; Official Selection LA Indie International Film Festival 2012; Winner 45th Worldfest International Film Festival 2012. |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Rumi Geiger, Tal Atzmon ; original music, Tony Chen. |