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Release Date:
July 22, 2016
Original Title:
Hooligan Sparrow
Alternate Titles:
流氓燕
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Little Horse Crossing the River
Production Countries:
China | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
NL: 9
Runtime: 84
The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.
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Co-Producer:
Michael Shade
Co-Writer:
Mark Monroe
Director:
Nanfu Wang
Director of Photography:
Nanfu Wang
Editor:
Nanfu Wang
Executive Producer:
Alison Klayman
Andy Cohen
Original Music Composer:
Chris Ruggiero
Nathan Halpern
Producer:
Nanfu Wang
Writer:
Nanfu Wang
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