When a City Rises
When a City Rises

Movie·2021·1h 40m

When a City Rises

Directed By

Han Yan Yuen

Country

Hong Kong

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: 香港:一座起來抗爭的城市

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.

Producer

Sinead Kirwan

Editor

Huang Yuk-kwok

Themes

police brutalitystudents' movementpoliticspolitical activismprotestdemocracysocial documentarystudent protestprotestorsactivismpolitical historypolice siege

Production House

Enemy Films

Audience Score

70%

2 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: ES

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Crew

Han Yan Yuen

Director

Iris Kwong

Director

Evie Cheung

Director

Huang Yuk-kwok

Director, Editor

Cathy Chu

Director

Ip Kar Man

Director

Jenn Lee

Director, Editor

Sinead Kirwan

Producer

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