Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (2017)

Directed by

Joe Piscatella

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

15

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage activist named Joshua Wong leads Hong Kong students in protests against the Chinese government in 2014. The film follows him and his peers as they organize and face the consequences of their actions.

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What happens

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower is a 2017 documentary directed by Joe Piscatella about Joshua Wong, a teenager who rallies Hong Kong youth in dissent during the 2014 Hong Kong Occupy Movement when the Chinese Communist Party reneged on its promise of autonomy to the territory. At Sundance, Netflix negotiated worldwide viewing rights for the documentary. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at the Park City Temple Theatre in Sundance's World Documentary Competition. The film was released on Netflix on 26 May 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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