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[Scott] The United States abandoned its own principles
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The Exiles

The United Statesabandoned its own principles

[Scott] The United States
abandoned its own principles

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[Scott] The United States abandoned its own principles.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:22:39
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 think we ought to recognize the-- - The Exiles 00:06
I think we ought to recognize the--
[Jim] The Chinese government wants to rewrite history - The Exiles 00:06
[Jim] The Chinese government wants to rewrite history
I mean, the chapter is included - The Exiles 00:06
I mean, the chapter is included
[woman] The accumulation of wealth, um, - The Exiles 00:08
[woman] The accumulation of wealth, um,
You don't need to repress people, - The Exiles 00:09
You don't need to repress people,
And if you worry that the failure, - The Exiles 00:08
And if you worry that the failure,
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