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Morning Sun (2003)

Morning Sun poster
Original title
八九点钟的太阳
Directed by
Richard Gordon, Carma Hinton, Geremie Barmé
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary examines China's Cultural Revolution through propaganda footage and interviews with former Red Guards and victims. It pieces together the era's events and its lasting impact on the people involved.

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What happens

Morning Sun (Chinese: 八九点钟的太阳; pinyin: Bā Jiǔ Diǎn Zhōng de Tàiyáng) is a 2003 documentary film by Carma Hinton about the Cultural Revolution in China. The film uses archival and propaganda footage from the era as well as interviews with Red Guard participants and victims to explore the events and effects of the Cultural Revolution. In the United States, the film garnered largely positive reviews. It won the American Historical Association John E. O'Connor Film Award in 2004 and was nominated or a finalist in regards to a handful of other awards and film festivals. However, Wang Youqin, researcher of the Cultural Revolution and author of Victims of the Cultural Revolution: Testimonies of China's Tragedy, criticised the film for allegedly ignoring evidence that ran counter to its favourable narrative of the Red Guards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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