Lessons in Dissent
{{Short description|2014 Hong Kong documentary by Matthew Torne}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Lessons in Dissent
| image = Lessons in Dissent poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Matthew Torne
| producer = Matthew Torne, Grace Wong, Li Ping Kong
| writer = Matthew Torne
| starring = Joshua Wong, Ma Wan Ke
| music = Phila Yuen
| cinematography = Eddie Hung Hon-chuen
| editing = Lam Kin-kuan
| distributor = Torne Films Ltd, Edko Films (HK), Journeyman Pictures (World).
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2014|03|29|Hong Kong International Film Festival}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| language = Cantonese
| gross =
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Lessons in Dissent ({{Lang-zh|c=未夠秤|s=|t=}}) is a 2014 documentary film about young political activists in Hong Kong.
Synopsis
Lessons in Dissent was filmed over 2011 and 2012 and follows two student activists, Joshua Wong and Ma Jai, as they protest the proposed adoption of the Moral and National Education curriculum for Hong Kong's schools. They felt the curriculum amounted to brainwashing. Wong, a secondary school student, founded a student group called Scholarism to fight the changes. Ma Jai, a school drop-out, remained active in the League of Social Democrats as an organiser and protester. Both were arrested for their efforts but the protests succeeded and that National Education curriculum was made optional.[https://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/07/hong-kongs-youth-activists “Lessons in dissent”], The Economist, 4 July 2014
History
The film was premiered at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 29 March 2014 and released in theatres a week later on 5 April 2014. It played in theatres in Hong Kong during the summer of 2014. It gained renewed notoriety during the Umbrella Revolution of the fall of 2014 with Joshua Wong's prominent role. It was screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival.Clarence Tsui, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lessons-dissent-mei-gau-ching-740577 “'Lessons in Dissent' ('Mei gau ching'): Mumbai Review”], The Hollywood Reporter, 14 October 2014 and the One World film festival in Prague, Czech Republic, March 2015. It has been broadcast on NHK in Japan, PTS in Taiwan and on Movie Movie channel in Hong Kong. It is available to purchase on Amazon, YouTube, and iTunes.
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Y8R57eg7Y Lessons in Dissent on YouTube]
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3425898/ IMDb entry]
Category:2014 documentary films
Category:2010s Hong Kong films
Category:Films shot in Hong Kong
Category:Films set in Hong Kong
Category:Films about activists
Category:Films about political movements
Category:Hong Kong documentary films
Category:Documentary films about politics
Category:Documentary films about Hong Kong
Category:Documentary films about Hong Kong politics
Category:Works about 2014 Hong Kong protests
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