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The Exiles

This is oneof those days on which you can feelthe world changing. Eventsare moving very...

[reporter 1] This is one
of those days on which you can feel
the world changing. [reporter 2] Events
are moving very quickly in Beijing right now. [reporter 3] A brutal massacre
of Chinese students. [reporter 4]
China's army of the people open fire on the people. [Christine]
June 4th, 1989, I was in Los Angeles,
shooting for HBO

Full Transcript

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[reporter 1] This is one of those days on which
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you can feel the world changing.
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[reporter 2] Events are moving very quickly
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in Beijing right now.
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[reporter 3] A brutal massacre of Chinese students.
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[reporter 4] China's army of the people
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open fire on the people.
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[Christine] June 4th, 1989,
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I was in Los Angeles, shooting for HBO.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:11
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.
And in the hotel room, - The Exiles 00:10
And in the hotel room,
When I started to see the footage, - The Exiles 00:09
When I started to see the footage,
[trumpet instrumental playing] - The Exiles 00:18
[trumpet instrumental playing]
They were young, they were 18. College students. - The Exiles 00:05
They were young, they were 18. College students.
Never even dreamed about that your own people will kill you. - The Exiles 00:06
Never even dreamed about that your own people will kill you.
[reporter 5] This huge demonstration is continuing. - The Exiles 00:19
[reporter 5] This huge demonstration is continuing.
They were talking about, - The Exiles 00:08
They were talking about,
[speaking Chinese] - The Exiles 00:21
[speaking Chinese]
[gunshots] - The Exiles 00:57
[gunshots]
[reporter 5] Ambulances screamed up to the troop line - The Exiles 00:10
[reporter 5] Ambulances screamed up to the troop line
[reporter 5] The bicycle rickshaw - The Exiles 00:43
[reporter 5] The bicycle rickshaw
As of today, - The Exiles 00:08
As of today,
The Chinese government never released the exact number - The Exiles 00:07
The Chinese government never released the exact number
The apparent architect of the Beijing massacre, - The Exiles 00:10
The apparent architect of the Beijing massacre,
He ordered the protest leaders to surrender, - The Exiles 00:07
He ordered the protest leaders to surrender,
Nearly everyone connected to the pro-freedom movement - The Exiles 00:07
Nearly everyone connected to the pro-freedom movement
Someone asked me, these people, - The Exiles 00:11
Someone asked me, these people,
At the time, it was not even refugee, - The Exiles 00:09
At the time, it was not even refugee,
They contacted me, - The Exiles 00:08
They contacted me,
At the time, there were very few people - The Exiles 00:06
At the time, there were very few people