Greece / Mar 15, 2022 / Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The heist of China's airwaves
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening an already violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea.
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DocumentaryAnimationHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eternal Spring (長春) |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lofty Sky Pictures, Téléfilm Canada |
| Official site | eternalspringfilm.com |
| Release date | 7 aprile 2023 |
| Production | Jason Loftus, Yvan Pinard, Kevin Kookogey |
| Writer | Jason Loftus |
| Editing | David Schmidt |
| Cinematography | John Tran |
| Assistant directors | Jason Loftus |
| Camera operators | John Tran |
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| Additional photography | John Tran |
| Music | Thomas William Hill, Bret Killoran |
| Sound | Bret Killoran, Thomas William Hill |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Mar 17, 2022 / London Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Netherlands / Apr 08, 2022 / Movies That Matter Film Festival
Canada / May 03, 2022 / Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
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United States / May 23, 2022 / Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York
Poland / May 31, 2022 / Krakow Film Festival
Australia / Jul 20, 2022 / Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Cyprus / Aug 05, 2022 / Lemesos International Documentary Festival
Kosovo / Aug 07, 2022 / Dokufest
Switzerland / Sep 23, 2022 / Zurich Film Festival
Iceland / Oct 02, 2022 / Reykjavik International Film Festival
India / Nov 04, 2022 / Dharamshala International Film Festival
Italy / Nov 05, 2022 / Festival de Popoli
Slovakia / Nov 05, 2022 / One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Sweden / Nov 10, 2022 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Norway / Nov 13, 2022 / Films from the South Festival
Estonia / Nov 14, 2022 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Israel / Dec 01, 2022 / Solidarity - Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival
South Korea / Jun 02, 2023 / Seoul Larkspur International Film Festival
Limited release
Canada / Apr 07, 2023 / PG
Theatrical release
Taiwan / Apr 07, 2023 / 6+
Czechia / Jul 17, 2025 / 12+
TV
France / Nov 14, 2023 / Arte
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