Unsilenced
How it feels
A Chinese graduate student survives persecution after a spiritual practice is banned. She tries to expose government repression while protecting herself and others.
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What happens
Unsilenced (simplified Chinese: 沉默呼声; traditional Chinese: 沉默呼聲) is a 2021 Canadian drama film written, produced and directed by Leon Lee. Inspired by the experiences of former Tsinghua University PhD student Wang Weiyu, the film dramatizes the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China after the practice was banned by the Chinese government in 1999. The film stars Sam Trammell, Ting Wu, Anastasia Lin, He Tao, James Yi and Tzu-Chiang Wang. It was produced by Flying Cloud Productions, filmed in Vancouver and Taiwan, and released theatrically in 2022. Unsilenced won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature at the 2021 Austin Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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