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In the Same Breath

What they sent wasmy first real glimpse of what life in Wuhan lookedlike under quarantine

What they sent was
my first real glimpse of what life in Wuhan looked
like under quarantine

Full Transcript

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What they sent was my first real glimpse
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of what life in Wuhan looked like under quarantine.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
282
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:32
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Motto Pictures,Little Lantern Company,Little Horse Crossing the River

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Movie Summary

How did the Chinese government turn pandemic cover ups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist party?
Every movement required approval from party officials. - In the Same Breath 00:06
Every movement required approval from party officials.
Only people who got a special letter of permission - In the Same Breath 00:11
Only people who got a special letter of permission
This was some of the first footage - In the Same Breath 00:05
This was some of the first footage
- When I noticed the camerapeople - In the Same Breath 00:13
- When I noticed the camerapeople
This shot captured the cameraperson sitting down - In the Same Breath 00:05
This shot captured the cameraperson sitting down
I also told them to film nonstop - In the Same Breath 00:08
I also told them to film nonstop
This shot of a patient's foot lasted for five minutes. - In the Same Breath 00:06
This shot of a patient's foot lasted for five minutes.
But then someone caught the cameraperson's attention. - In the Same Breath 00:04
But then someone caught the cameraperson's attention.
The father kept saying that he and his son were infected - In the Same Breath 00:06
The father kept saying that he and his son were infected
This would have been a month - In the Same Breath 00:05
This would have been a month
I wanted to interview doctors and nurses about this, - In the Same Breath 00:11
I wanted to interview doctors and nurses about this,
In one moment captured by a camera placed in the lobby, - In the Same Breath 00:08
In one moment captured by a camera placed in the lobby,
Everywhere our cameraperson filmed, - In the Same Breath 00:08
Everywhere our cameraperson filmed,
I learned that the government sent hundreds of journalists - In the Same Breath 00:07
I learned that the government sent hundreds of journalists
On TV, the propaganda department - In the Same Breath 00:07
On TV, the propaganda department
Positive is a word that I heard over and over on TV. - In the Same Breath 00:06
Positive is a word that I heard over and over on TV.
Even some of our camerapeople agreed that it was important - In the Same Breath 00:09
Even some of our camerapeople agreed that it was important
Many doctors would only tell positive stories. - In the Same Breath 00:04
Many doctors would only tell positive stories.
Just a few agreed to speak with me but only anonymously. - In the Same Breath 00:05
Just a few agreed to speak with me but only anonymously.
Unable to get doctors - In the Same Breath 00:08
Unable to get doctors