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1998-10-16 Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square

Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square

Release Date: 1998-10-16

Rating: 6.5 / 10

Runtime: 29 mins

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.


Details


Runtime

29 minutes

Release Date

1998-10-16

Budget

$0

Box Office Earnings

$0

Production Companies

ONF | NFB,

Cast and Crew Members

Crew Members

Shui-Bo Wang
Shui-Bo Wang Director

Awards and Nominations

Oscar - DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

Year: 1999
Status: 🎭 Nominated

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  • John Doe's avatar

    CinemaSerf

    Rating: 6/10

    "Artist Shui-Bo Wang narrates this story of his family's life in China during the rise of the Maoist Communist regime and provides us with some stunningly detailed illustrations to accompany his history. Essentially this is a one-man documentary that highlights just how willingly the largely rural and illiterate population engaged in the ideas of freedom and wealth redistribution. Of their belief that Mao's defeat of the post-Imperial Nationalist government would shine a new light for all the people, offering hope, equality, housing, food and jobs for all. He, himself, even ended up working for the military propaganda machine extolling just how superior their life was to the decadent West where children died, frozen, on the streets. In times when technology was very limited and freedom of expression ever more so, the power of his imagery cannot be understated. This was the true message because it was the only message, and few people knew what was actually going on anywhere else. When Mao dies and Deng Xaioping takes over, the state begins to relax it's authoritarian stance on many things, not least with it's relationships with other cultures. The influences of Michelangelo and Da Vinci begin to supplant the more traditional ones. It's this deregulation, though, that sees him sent to an agrarian community to teach, and where he discovers that after thirty-odd years of socialism, things have changed little. Poverty is an every day feature of life and this causes him to question his dogma. Not just him, but many more of his comrades who proceed to gather on Tiananmen Square in 1989 to protest for the freedoms they always thought they had, but now realise they didn't. He and his wife moved to North America after witnessing what he thought were impossible sights on the square and found a degree of success in the place he had always been taught to vilify. His delivery is a little dry and chronological here. There's not a great deal of passion heard, but the clever interweaving of artwork and photography provides us with a "Wild Swans" style of approach to a very personal history of a man, his family, his beliefs and is engaging to observe."

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the runtime of the Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square ?

The movie is approximately 29 minutes long.

What is the Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square's release date?

1998-10-16 marks the official release date of the movie.

What genre is the Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square?

The movie belongs to the Documentary Animation genres, offering a variety of experiences from adventure to fantasy.

Who directed Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square?

The movie was directed by Shui-Bo Wang

What is the Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square's budget?

The movie had an estimated budget of $0 .

How much did Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square movie earn at the box office?

A Cinderella Story grossed an estimated $0 at the box office.

What are some production companies behind the Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square movie?

Major production companies include ONF | NFB .

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