A confidential screening of Hong Kong protests documentary Revolution Of Our Times was held for select members of the press at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
Not on the official schedule, the Special Screenings title is a harrowing two-hour-plus look at the 2019 pro-democracy riots and is directed by Kiwi Chow (A Complicated Story, Ten Years, Beyond The Dream).In 2019, the people of Hong Kong rebelled against a proposed extradition bill which would have allowed suspected criminals to be extradited to China.
In 2020, the regime replaced it with the National Security Law which gives Beijing the power to shape life in Hong Kong, effectively cutting back on freedom of speech.From June 2019, Hong Kong became a hotbed of political unrest.
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