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In the Same Breath

How did the Chinese government turn pandemic cover ups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist party?

Director

Nanfu Wang

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Production

HBO Documentary Films,Motto Pictures,Little Lantern Company,Little Horse Crossing the River

Awards

4 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/in-the-same-breath

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These stories were
nationally televised - In the Same Breath

These stories were nationally televised

When I lived in China,
I remember feeling moved - In the Same Breath

When I lived in China, I remember feeling moved

But I don't remember
ever questioning - In the Same Breath

But I don't remember ever questioning

But now it's clear
that when the government - In the Same Breath

But now it's clear that when the government

Is telling us where to look - In the Same Breath

Is telling us where to look

I called the people
on the social media forum - In the Same Breath

I called the people on the social media forum

Each person I spoke to
described unbearable trauma - In the Same Breath

Each person I spoke to described unbearable trauma

His mother died
in a hospital lobby - In the Same Breath

His mother died in a hospital lobby

Yawen is a college student - In the Same Breath

Yawen is a college student

Her father and grandfather
died one day apart. - In the Same Breath

Her father and grandfather died one day apart.

Zhou Li and her husband
were infected - In the Same Breath

Zhou Li and her husband were infected

Li Qiong's husband
and daughter are both - In the Same Breath

Li Qiong's husband and daughter are both

They traveled to Wuhan for the
Chinese New Year celebrations. - In the Same Breath

They traveled to Wuhan for the Chinese New Year celebrations...

When the lockdown started, - In the Same Breath

When the lockdown started,

When I first learned
Li Qiong's story, - In the Same Breath

When I first learned Li Qiong's story,

- Once my son was home,
I was full of anxiety - In the Same Breath

- Once my son was home, I was full of anxiety

I worried about who would
take care of her - In the Same Breath

I worried about who would take care of her

Li Qiong was living
my worst fear. - In the Same Breath

Li Qiong was living my worst fear.

- Wicinski's wife
Li Qiong's father, - In the Same Breath

- Wicinski's wife Li Qiong's father,

His wife and her dad are
sleeping in the parking lot - In the Same Breath

His wife and her dad are sleeping in the parking lot

- Wicinski says
with the hospitals full, - In the Same Breath

- Wicinski says with the hospitals full,

- Frank Wicinski and
his three-year-old daughter-- - In the Same Breath

- Frank Wicinski and his three-year-old daughter--

To find help,
Li Qiong's husband, Frank, - In the Same Breath

To find help, Li Qiong's husband, Frank,

- But Frank's interviews had
a different impact - In the Same Breath

- But Frank's interviews had a different impact

- Now Frank can't
stop coughing, - In the Same Breath

- Now Frank can't stop coughing,

- This moment of him coughing
went viral. - In the Same Breath

- This moment of him coughing went viral.

Looking through
the thousands of comments - In the Same Breath

Looking through the thousands of comments

And what convinced them that
the virus wasn't a threat? - In the Same Breath

And what convinced them that the virus wasn't a threat?

- No, not at all, and we're--we
have it totally under control. - In the Same Breath

- No, not at all, and we're--we have it totally under c...

- By April, you know,
in theory, - In the Same Breath

- By April, you know, in theory,

- The immediate risk - In the Same Breath

- The immediate risk

- Americans, independent of
where they live in this nation, - In the Same Breath

- Americans, independent of where they live in this nation,

The American public needs to go
on with their normal lives. - In the Same Breath

The American public needs to go on with their normal lives.

- And tonight with the latest
on the coronavirus outbreak, - In the Same Breath

- And tonight with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak,

Governor Cuomo is reminding
New Yorkers the risk - In the Same Breath

Governor Cuomo is reminding New Yorkers the risk

- For the vast majority
of New Yorkers, - In the Same Breath

- For the vast majority of New Yorkers,

This disease,
even if you were to get it, - In the Same Breath

This disease, even if you were to get it,

- Like most people
in the U.S., - In the Same Breath

- Like most people in the U.S.,

My mom saw the news that the
virus had reached New York. - In the Same Breath

My mom saw the news that the virus had reached New York.

She called and told us
to wear masks outside. - In the Same Breath

She called and told us to wear masks outside.

She sent me a video
of a friend of hers - In the Same Breath

She sent me a video of a friend of hers

He was detained
the next day. - In the Same Breath

He was detained the next day.

The video made me angry
at the Chinese government - In the Same Breath

The video made me angry at the Chinese government

I told my mom
she was being paranoid, - In the Same Breath

I told my mom she was being paranoid,

- Right now
in the United States, - In the Same Breath

- Right now in the United States,

- Then in an instant,
everything changed. - In the Same Breath

- Then in an instant, everything changed.

Now 53, 154, 183, - In the Same Breath

Now 53, 154, 183,

100% of the workforce
must stay home. - In the Same Breath

100% of the workforce must stay home.

- Just like in Wuhan,
America's largest city went - In the Same Breath

- Just like in Wuhan, America's largest city went

How did I not see it coming - In the Same Breath

How did I not see it coming

On January 23rd,
the day of Wuhan's lockdown, - In the Same Breath

On January 23rd, the day of Wuhan's lockdown,

Then a week after coming back
from China, - In the Same Breath

Then a week after coming back from China,

Our first thought was that
he might have been infected. - In the Same Breath

Our first thought was that he might have been infected.

When we took him to the ER, - In the Same Breath

When we took him to the ER,

I felt surprised
that he couldn't get tested, - In the Same Breath

I felt surprised that he couldn't get tested,

They were the experts, - In the Same Breath

They were the experts,

- We self-quarantined just
to be safe, - In the Same Breath

- We self-quarantined just to be safe,

Just a few weeks later
when I looked out my window - In the Same Breath

Just a few weeks later when I looked out my window

By April, the nearest testing
site to my home was filling - In the Same Breath

By April, the nearest testing site to my home was filling

I realized that I had
fully bought into the idea - In the Same Breath

I realized that I had fully bought into the idea

- Hospitals across the country
are bracing for a surge - In the Same Breath

- Hospitals across the country are bracing for a surge

- This is overwhelming
hospitals - In the Same Breath

- This is overwhelming hospitals

- When they were
shutting down Wuhan, - In the Same Breath

- When they were shutting down Wuhan,

How are we gonna
handle the situation, - In the Same Breath

How are we gonna handle the situation,

They told me, "Yeah, yeah,
yeah, we're preparing." - In the Same Breath

They told me, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're preparing.&...

Provided to us as far
as information or training - In the Same Breath

Provided to us as far as information or training

It's sort of like walking
into a fire, - In the Same Breath

It's sort of like walking into a fire,

I was accused
of causing hysteria - In the Same Breath

I was accused of causing hysteria

- It sounded exactly
like the way doctors - In the Same Breath

- It sounded exactly like the way doctors

- An emergency room physician
lost his job - In the Same Breath

- An emergency room physician lost his job

- He was fired after
expressing safety concerns - In the Same Breath

- He was fired after expressing safety concerns

- Hospitals are warning them
not to talk to the media. - In the Same Breath

- Hospitals are warning them not to talk to the media.

- Nurses in one of our floors
were wearing garbage bags - In the Same Breath

- Nurses in one of our floors were wearing garbage bags

The moment
you open your mouth, - In the Same Breath

The moment you open your mouth,

People who were outspoken
about PPE--that happened - In the Same Breath

People who were outspoken about PPE--that happened

- This is what they tried
to make me wear. - In the Same Breath

- This is what they tried to make me wear.

This surgical mask is
the thinnest I've ever seen. - In the Same Breath

This surgical mask is the thinnest I've ever seen.

Our manager came up to me
and told me - In the Same Breath

Our manager came up to me and told me

And then I even--I made
the plea for her - In the Same Breath

And then I even--I made the plea for her

And at that point in time,
my supervisor told me - In the Same Breath

And at that point in time, my supervisor told me

- There's never been, like,
a great communication - In the Same Breath

- There's never been, like, a great communication

The first few weeks of it, - In the Same Breath

The first few weeks of it,

And every day you come in,
and there'd be a new standard. - In the Same Breath

And every day you come in, and there'd be a new standar...

And so each day
you're trying to understand, - In the Same Breath

And so each day you're trying to understand,

- When the CDC - In the Same Breath

I believe that the CDC
made that guideline - In the Same Breath

I believe that the CDC made that guideline

And now that they've altered
their recommendations - In the Same Breath

And now that they've altered their recommendations

- The CDC went as far as saying
that if we didn't have a mask, - In the Same Breath

- The CDC went as far as saying that if we didn't have ...

How can you ever expect that we
will believe you or trust you? - In the Same Breath

How can you ever expect that we will believe you or trust yo...

This is the reflection
of a broken system - In the Same Breath

This is the reflection of a broken system

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How did the Chinese government turn pandemic cover ups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist party?

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nanfu Wang

Writer: N/A

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Motto Pictures,Little Lantern Company,Little Horse Crossing the River

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Aug 2021

Awards: 4 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/in-the-same-breath

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