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The Exiles

The following is a song by an American musicianafter the Beijing massacre. Okay

[man on TV]
The following is a song by an American musician
after the Beijing massacre. [speaking Chinese on radio] Okay

Full Transcript

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[man on TV] The following is a song
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by an American musician after the Beijing massacre.
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[speaking Chinese on radio]
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Okay.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:08
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 was moved when I had seen this special bulletin - The Exiles 00:10
I was moved when I had seen this special bulletin
And we wanna let China know through this song - The Exiles 00:11
And we wanna let China know through this song
♪ 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."