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The Exiles

And if you worrythat the failure, that the collapseof the system would-- would dan--...

And if you worry
that the failure, that the collapse
of the system would-- would dan-- danger
your own livelihood

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And if you worry that the failure,
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that the collapse of the system would--
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would dan-- danger your own livelihood.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:10
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.
I've chaired 68 congressional hearings - The Exiles 00:07
I've chaired 68 congressional hearings
As you all know, he was the operational commander - The Exiles 00:05
As you all know, he was the operational commander
And to his shame, Bill Clinton - The Exiles 00:07
And to his shame, Bill Clinton
Uh, and then he went to the Army War College and said, - The Exiles 00:17
Uh, and then he went to the Army War College and said,
It gives me no pleasure to say now that - The Exiles 00:07
It gives me no pleasure to say now that
I have waited a long time for the United States - The Exiles 00:10
I have waited a long time for the United States
The light of democracy in China was snuffed out, - The Exiles 00:09
The light of democracy in China was snuffed out,
Those days, as a 21-year-old student leader - The Exiles 00:15
Those days, as a 21-year-old student leader
It felt like, uh, history was on our side, - The Exiles 00:08
It felt like, uh, history was on our side,
But after the massacre and condemnation, - The Exiles 00:12
But after the massacre and condemnation,
Mentioning Tiananmen became an inconvenience - The Exiles 00:08
Mentioning Tiananmen became an inconvenience
Though it was a great thing that we tried to do, - The Exiles 00:08
Though it was a great thing that we tried to do,
Measuring in the blood spilled by my fellow countryman. - The Exiles 00:05
Measuring in the blood spilled by my fellow countryman.
As a survivor, I keenly feel the guilt - The Exiles 00:10
As a survivor, I keenly feel the guilt
You either stand with the Tank Man, - The Exiles 00:07
You either stand with the Tank Man,
I truly want to believe the world leaders, - The Exiles 00:06
I truly want to believe the world leaders,
Are wise enough not to repeat the mistake of yesterday. - The Exiles 00:06
Are wise enough not to repeat the mistake of yesterday.
I trust you have the courage to face up to China, - The Exiles 00:08
I trust you have the courage to face up to China,
And this would, belatedly, - The Exiles 00:07
And this would, belatedly,
[pensive music playing] - The Exiles 00:10
[pensive music playing]