The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian

The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 2003

Runtime

1h 12m

Original Title

吳仲賢的故事

Production Companies

Riverdrive Productions, Asian People's Theatre Festival Society

Director

Evans Chan

Description

Student rebels, labor organizers, Trotskyites, anarchists, sojourners in Paris, and human rights activists are the cast of real-life characters featured in THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WU ZHONG XIAN. Based on a stage play, this DV feature traces the poignant trajectory of a rebel whose dream of world revolution first landed him in battles against British colonialism in the 70s, and later on his deathbed in the mid-90s, in agonies over the uncertain fate of a revitalized China. Revealing a little-known chapter of rebellion and idealism, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WU ZHONG XIAN is a timely, resonant docu-drama for today's Hong Kong, China, and our ideologically-disillusioned era.