🎬 Documentary

Dissidents

"Not even exile is safe"

2025 1h 15m Dir. Yi Chen

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An artist's sculpture is burnt down, a protester is charged with a criminal case, and a democracy movement is violently attacked. In the United States, three Chinese dissidents fight for democracy against a superpower through art, petition, and grassroots organizing, but not even exile is safe.

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Year

2025

Runtime

1h 15m

Genre

Documentary

Director

Yi Chen

Language

EN

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china asylum human rights democracy tiananmen square grassroots movement united states of america (usa)

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Dissidents has a runtime of 1h 15m (1 hour and 15 minutes).

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Dissidents was directed by Yi Chen and released in 2025.

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Dissidents is a Documentary film (2025).

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