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The Exiles

In China's political history, there have been,uh, political exiles before

In China's political history, there have been,
uh, political exiles before

Full Transcript

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In China's political history,
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there have been, uh, political exiles before.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:12
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.
One of the problem is that Chinese are very nationalistic - The Exiles 00:10
One of the problem is that Chinese are very nationalistic
Not banning all these things, banning the great literature, - The Exiles 00:12
Not banning all these things, banning the great literature,
The first gathering was in Chicago. - The Exiles 00:06
The first gathering was in Chicago.
So I flew to Chicago and started filming them - The Exiles 00:09
So I flew to Chicago and started filming them
Today's date is 7/28/89. - The Exiles 00:05
Today's date is 7/28/89.
The first Congress of Chinese students in the US, roll four. - The Exiles 00:06
The first Congress of Chinese students in the US, roll four.
[Christine speaking indistinctly] - The Exiles 00:06
[Christine speaking indistinctly]
[speaking Chinese] - The Exiles 00:22
[speaking Chinese]
I think the most interesting story - The Exiles 00:13
I think the most interesting story
[Steven] It gets real chaotic - The Exiles 00:06
[Steven] It gets real chaotic
[Steven] There might be 300 students actually voting, - The Exiles 00:08
[Steven] There might be 300 students actually voting,
[phone ringing] - The Exiles 00:07
[phone ringing]
Certainly, everybody what they want is [indistinct], - The Exiles 00:08
Certainly, everybody what they want is [indistinct],
[speaking Chinese] - The Exiles 00:17
[speaking Chinese]
We just don't want to return under the current situation. - The Exiles 00:06
We just don't want to return under the current situatio...
I think that I am a Chinese, that cannot be changed, - The Exiles 00:10
I think that I am a Chinese, that cannot be changed,
[Hu] And my-- my wife and my daughter, - The Exiles 00:06
[Hu] And my-- my wife and my daughter,
There are some who take this very seriously - The Exiles 00:11
There are some who take this very seriously
[indistinct chatter] - The Exiles 00:06
[indistinct chatter]
Don't block the cameras behind you, okay? - The Exiles 00:06
Don't block the cameras behind you, okay?