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Ascension

I had a student from Beijing who graduatedtwo years ago and is now a personal assistant

I had a student from Beijing who graduated
two years ago and is now a personal assistant

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I had a student from Beijing who graduated two years ago and is now a personal assistant.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:06
Uploaded
May 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
XTR,Field of Vision,Mouth Numbing Spicy Crab,The Gotham Film & Media Institute,Chicken & Egg Films,Cinereach,Firelight Media,Sundance Institute,San Francisco Film Society,Visit Films,MTV Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
His first daily task was to squeeze out toothpaste for his employer. - Ascension 00:04
His first daily task was to squeeze out toothpaste for his e...
He squeezed it into a cup, and it was ready to be used. - Ascension 00:05
He squeezed it into a cup, and it was ready to be used.
You may not have any time for your own life, - Ascension 00:08
You may not have any time for your own life,
You must practice the formal Western way. - Ascension 00:06
You must practice the formal Western way.
Some dishes can be stabbed. - Ascension 00:05
Some dishes can be stabbed.
You can do it that way. - Ascension 00:05
You can do it that way.
As a member of the service industry, you have to act professionally. - Ascension 00:05
As a member of the service industry, you have to act profess...
Since this is just school, - Ascension 00:13
Since this is just school,
You can't show a sour face to your employer. - Ascension 00:05
You can't show a sour face to your employer.
They are the person who pays you. - Ascension 00:05
They are the person who pays you.
No matter how he humiliates you. - Ascension 00:06
No matter how he humiliates you.
You can curse him behind his back. - Ascension 00:05
You can curse him behind his back.
But when facing him, you have to pretend to be obedient, okay? - Ascension 00:05
But when facing him, you have to pretend to be obedient, oka...
We are ordinary people. That's how we see ourselves. - Ascension 00:04
We are ordinary people. That's how we see ourselves.
We said, "Maybe you're an ordinary man your whole life." - Ascension 00:05
We said, "Maybe you're an ordinary man your whole ...
Don't debase yourself to make money. - Ascension 00:04
Don't debase yourself to make money.
- I think Big Uncle Xi is really good. - Yeah, he is. - Ascension 00:04
- I think Big Uncle Xi is really good. - Yeah, he is.
Foreign countries accuse China of denying human rights - Ascension 00:07
Foreign countries accuse China of denying human rights
But there's still so much economic inequality in our country. - Ascension 00:06
But there's still so much economic inequality in our co...
So the poor must first focus on survival. - Ascension 00:04
So the poor must first focus on survival.