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Morning Sun 
DVD cover for Morning SunDirected by Carma Hinton
Geremie Barmé
Richard GordonProduced by Carma Hinton
Geremie Barmé
Richard GordonWritten by Carma Hinton
Geremie BarméRelease date(s) 2003 Running time 117 mins Country United States Language English
MandarinMorning Sun (Chinese: 八九点钟的太阳; pinyin: Bā Jiǔ Diǎn Zhōng de Tàiyáng) is a 2003 documentary film by Carma Hinton about the Cultural Revolution in China.
The film uses archival and propaganda footage from the era as well as interviews with Red Guard participants and victims to explore the events and effects of the Cultural Revolution.
In the United States, the film garnered largely positive reviews.[1][2] It won the American Historical Association John E. O'Connor Film Award in 2004 and was nominated or a finalist in regards to a handful of other awards and film festivals.[3] In China, the film is almost certainly banned as public discussion of the Cultural Revolution is taboo, and state censors are strict with political and foreign-made films.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Morning Sun (2003)". RottenTomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/morning_sun/. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ "Morning Sun - Reviews". MorningSun.org. http://www.morningsun.org/film/reviews/excerpts.html. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ "Morning Sun - Screenings and Distribution". MorningSun.org. http://www.morningsun.org/film/screenings.html. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ Bandurski, David (2006-07-13). "China vows to crack down on unauthorized distribution of audiovisual works". China Media Project. http://cmp.hku.hk/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=1&NrIssue=1&NrSection=100&NrArticle=685.
- ^ Lee, Min (2007-01-18). "`Departed' Banned From China Theaters". The Associated Press. http://wwwj.comcast.net/movies/news/index.jsp?cat=MOVIES&fn=/2007/01/18/565295.html&cvqh=fight_departed.
External links
- Nick Fraser Storyville Series Editor
- Morning Sun website
- Center for Asian American Media - North American distributor of the film
- 'Morning Sun' Documents China's Cultural Revolution - NPR interview with the film's creator
- Morning Sun at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- American films
- American documentary films
- English-language films
- Mandarin-language films
- 2003 films
- Documentary films about the People's Republic of China
- Red Guards
- Films about the Cultural Revolution
- 2000s documentary films
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