Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party
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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party (2019)

30/09/2019 (GB)
Documentary, History, TV Movie
1h 52m

Overview

The true story of the seven weeks that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations were violently and bloodily repressed. Thousands of people died, but the basis for China's future was definitely planted.

  • Ian MacMillanDirector, Writer
  • Audrey MaurionDirector, Writer
  • Original Title

    Tiananmen

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • china
  • beijing, china
  • 1980s
  • political repression
  • state crimes
  • social movement
  • peking
  • tiananmen square
  • popular uprising

Top Billed Cast

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Self - Narrator (voice)

Howard Zhang

Self - Narrator (voice)

Shen Tong

Self - Student Leader (1989)

Jean-Philippe Béja

Self - Sinologist

Wu'er Kaixi

Wu'er Kaixi

Self - Student Leader (1989)

Wang Dan

Self - Student Leader (1989)

Zhang Jian

Self - Student (1989)

Bao Tong

Self - Politician

Wang Chaohua

Self - Student (1989)

Perry Link

Self - Sinologist

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