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Release Date:
April 7, 2023
Original Title:
長春
Alternate Titles:
Chine, le piratage d'une télévision
Eternal Spring - Chine, le piratage d'une télévision
Printemps éternel
Genres:
Animation | Documentary | History
Production Companies:
Lofty Sky Pictures
Téléfilm Canada
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
TW: 6+
Runtime: 86
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening an already violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea.
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Director:
Jason Loftus
Director of Photography:
John Tran
Editor:
David Schmidt
Music:
Thomas William Hill
Producer:
Jason Loftus
Yvan Pinard
Kevin Kookogey
Sound:
Bret Killoran
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