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The Exiles

And we wanna let China knowthrough this song that the United Statesand the rest of the...

And we wanna let China know
through this song that the United States
and the rest of the world share their tears
on their face, and they do not walk alone

Full Transcript

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And we wanna let China know through this song
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that the United States and the rest of the world
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share their tears on their face,
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and they do not walk alone.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:28
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Maiden Voyage Pictures

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Movie Summary

Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre, in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989.
♪ China, oh, China ♪ - The Exiles 00:22
♪ China, oh, China ♪
I shot over 50 rows of a 16-millimeter negative... - The Exiles 00:06
I shot over 50 rows of a 16-millimeter negative...
[record scratches] - The Exiles 00:07
[record scratches]
I was only documenting when they became exiled. - The Exiles 00:05
I was only documenting when they became exiled.
So, emotionally, I didn't have that - The Exiles 00:07
So, emotionally, I didn't have that
Just thought it was just a short uprising, - The Exiles 00:08
Just thought it was just a short uprising,
So my footage really didn't mean anything to me - The Exiles 00:07
So my footage really didn't mean anything to me
[indistinct] year passed, clock started ticking. - The Exiles 00:06
[indistinct] year passed, clock started ticking.
Ten years, 20 years, 27 years. - The Exiles 00:06
Ten years, 20 years, 27 years.
None of these people could go back, - The Exiles 00:06
None of these people could go back,
So the negative was sitting there for years. - The Exiles 00:05
So the negative was sitting there for years.
[speaking Chinese] - The Exiles 00:13
[speaking Chinese]
"Your parents never told you?" "No." - The Exiles 00:11
"Your parents never told you?" "No."
I talked to a Chinese student, - The Exiles 00:08
I talked to a Chinese student,
I said, "How come you don't know about June 4th?" - The Exiles 00:12
I said, "How come you don't know about June 4th?&q...
[Christine] In Chinese, they say [indistinct], - The Exiles 00:07
[Christine] In Chinese, they say [indistinct],
Sensitive about what? That's why I'm just puzzled. - The Exiles 00:05
Sensitive about what? That's why I'm just puzzled.
Don't talk about June 4th. It's all past." - The Exiles 00:10
Don't talk about June 4th. It's all past."
So once everybody says don't, - The Exiles 00:08
So once everybody says don't,
You have no basis." - The Exiles 00:07
You have no basis."