Unsilenced

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Unsilenced

R,

2022,

1h 48m,

Drama

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Based on true events, "Unsilenced" follows Wang, a university student in Beijing, and his friends as their carefree days are shattered by the 1999 order that banned the spiritual practice Falun Gong in China. As the state churns out lies and starts brutally suppressing voices of dissent, they cross paths with Daniel, a cynical American reporter struggling to find meaning in his profession in the country he loves. With the risk of prison, torture, and even death looming over them, they must all make a choice: to go with their conscience and speak the truth, or to remain silent as atrocious crimes go on behind closed doors.

Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Apr 12, 2022

As a straightforward and enraged exposé of China’s fondness for propagandistic deception and murderous oppression, Unsilenced has a topicality that helps it occasionally transcend its storytelling limitations.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Jan 21, 2022

Informed by actual events, the unfailingly fervent "Unsilenced" overcomes some problematic scripting and evident logistical challenges to emerge as a moving portrait of conscious resistance in the face of political oppression.

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Sabina Dana Plasse

Film Threat

Jun 20, 2022

7.5/10

Screenwriters Lee, Jocelyn Tennant, and Ty Chan do an admirable job transforming college students into social justice fighters and exposing the CCP.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Apr 27, 2022

4/5

Unsilenced doesnt offer torture as entertainment; its a tough, fast-moving thriller that educates, but also conforms to a few cinematic clichés...

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Chris Knight

National Post

Mar 1, 2022

3.5/5

Unsilenced might have worked better as a documentary than the ticking-clock thriller it is, but the bones of the story would remain the same -- a vital examination of China’s treatment of its religious and ethnic minorities.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Jan 22, 2022

3/5

Hampered by sections of goopy, overly modest filmmaking, this drama is still worth seeking out due to the urgent nature of its true story, which is so powerful that it comes through clearly.

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Based on true events, "Unsilenced" follows Wang, a university student in Beijing, and his friends as their carefree days are shattered by the 1999 order that banned the spiritual practice Falun Gong in China. As the state churns out lies and starts brutally suppressing voices of dissent, they cross paths with Daniel, a cynical American reporter struggling to find meaning in his profession in the country he loves. With the risk of prison, torture, and even death looming over them, they must all make a choice: to go with their conscience and speak the truth, or to remain silent as atrocious crimes go on behind closed doors.

Director: Leon Lee
Producer: Leon Lee
Screenwriter: Leon Lee, Jocelyn Tennant, Ty Chan
Distributor: Zhen Pictures
Production Co: Flying Cloud Productions
Rating: R (Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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