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Cast
Perry Link
as Self - Sinologist and Liu's Translator
Hao Jian
as Self - Film Critic and Screenwriter
Jean-Philippe Béja
as Self - Sinologist
Xu Youyu
as Self - Philosopher
Andrew Nathan
as Self - Sinologist
Bei Ling
as Self - Poet
Hu Ping
as Self - Journalist
Wu'er Kaixi
as Self - Student Leader (1989)
Liao Yiwu
as Self - Writer
Yu Jie
as Self - Essayist
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2019
Runtime0h 59m
LanguageMandarin
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History
Votes2
DirectorPierre Haski
WritersPierre Haski
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Man Who Defied Beijing
About The Man Who Defied Beijing
A portrait of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), a witness of the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989), a dissident, a woodpecker who tirelessly pecked the putrid brain of the Communist regime for decades, demanding democracy loudly and fearlessly. Silenced, arrested, convicted, imprisoned, dead. Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2010, alive forever. These are his last words.
Directed by Pierre Haski, The Man Who Defied Beijing leans on a strong ensemble — Perry Link, Hao Jian, Jean-Philippe Béja — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2019.
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