Film

Three Days in Wukan

乌坎三日

the disappointments and hopes of Wukan villagers at the height of their dramatic protests against the government’s seizure of their farmland. Ai and a group of volunteers secretly entered the village on December 19, 2011, the day Shanwei City Party Secretary Zheng Yanxiong’s speech on the protests was delivered to the village. In the next two days, the provincial party officials entered the village and the provincial vice party secretary met with the villagers’ representative, recognizing his and other representatives’ legitimacy. Ai’s documentary, with interviews of villagers, therefore records Wukan’s protests as it turned a new page.

Regie

Ai Xiaoming

Status

Veröffentlicht

Veröffentlichung

07/08/2012

Originalsprache

Chinesisch