The Man Who Defied Beijing (2019)
The Man Who Defied Beijing (2019)
China would like the world to forget his name
A portrait of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), a witness of the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989), a dissident, a woodpecker who tirelessly pecked the putrid brain of the Communist regime for decades, demanding democracy loudly and fearlessly. Silenced, arrested, convicted, imprisoned, dead. Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2010, alive forever. These are his last words.

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Cast

Perry Link Perry Link As: Himself - Sinologist and Liu's Translator
Hao Jian Hao Jian As: Himself - Film Critic and Screenwriter
Jean-Philippe Béja Jean-Philippe Béja As: Himself - Sinologist
Xu Youyu Xu Youyu As: Himself - Philosopher
Andrew Nathan Andrew Nathan As: Himself - Sinologist
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A portrait of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), a witness of the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989), a dissident, a woodpecker who tirelessly pecked the putrid brain of the Communist regime for decades, demanding democracy loudly and fearlessly. Silenced, arrested, convicted, imprisoned, dead. Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2010, alive forever. These are his last words.


Tagline: China would like the world to forget his name
Certification: U

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: 普通话, Français

Release Date: 14 May 2019

Country: BE, FR, DE

Runtime: 59m

Company Credits

Company: ARTE GEIE, Pictanovo, RTBF, Hikari

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Cast

Perry Link

Perry Link

Himself - Sinologist and Liu's Translator

Hao Jian

Hao Jian

Himself - Film Critic and Screenwriter

Jean-Philippe Béja

Jean-Philippe Béja

Himself - Sinologist

Xu Youyu

Xu Youyu

Himself - Philosopher

Andrew Nathan

Andrew Nathan

Himself - Sinologist

Bei Ling

Bei Ling

Himself - Poet

Hu Ping

Hu Ping

Himself - Journalist

Wu'er Kaixi

Wu'er Kaixi

Himself - Student Leader (1989)

Liao Yiwu

Liao Yiwu

Himself - Writer

Yu Jie

Yu Jie

Himself - Essayist

Teng Biao

Teng Biao

Himself - Professor of Law

Xia Yeliang

Xia Yeliang

Himself - Economist

Chris May

Chris May

Himself - Diplomatic

Liu Xia

Liu Xia

Herself - Poet and Liu's Wife

Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo

Himself - Writer and Activist (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Hu Yaobang

Hu Yaobang

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Li Peng

Li Peng

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Zhao Ziyang

Zhao Ziyang

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Jian Zemin

Jian Zemin

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Nicolas Wiart

Nicolas Wiart

Production Manager

Caroline Laub

Caroline Laub

Producer

Anthony Dufour

Anthony Dufour

Delegated Producer

Heike Lettau

Heike Lettau

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Nicolas de Zorzi

Nicolas de Zorzi

Original Music Composer

Romain Colonna D'Istria

Romain Colonna D'Istria

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

François Cauwel

François Cauwel

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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