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'Cockroach': Film Review

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A vivid look at what it means for populations to rise up against governments intent on curbing their liberties, Ai Weiwei's Cockroach takes us to the streets of Hong Kong in 2019, as young people violently resist measures chipping away at their independence from mainland China.

The third doc Ai has released this year (following Coronation and the Sundance entry Vivos), it's among his most effective films to date —tightly focused and morally urgent.

As an example of civilian/police conflict that has become literally incendiary, its relevance to current protests for justice in America should be obvious.

Though it isn't completely without context, this is not the place to come for a close examination of issues leading to 2019's protests, nor.

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