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Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower

2017 · 78 min Documentary
⭐ 7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Joshua Wong, an ordinary Hong Kong teenager, transforms his school backpack into a symbol of defiance. Witnessing Beijing's promises of autonomy evaporate, he refuses to wait for adults to act. He rallies his peers to walk out of classrooms and occupy the streets. His naive yet unyielding belief in justice ignites the Umbrella Revolution, propelling him into the unlikely role of a generational leader and a notorious thorn in the side of a formidable political apparatus.

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Year 2017
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Joe Piscatella
Runtime 78 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (54 votes)

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This documentary portrait transcends protest chronicle to examine the fragility and power of youthful idealism. The camera follows Joshua not as an icon, but as a weary teen whose childhood was swapped for press conferences and courtrooms.

What lingers after the credits is a complex residue of awe for courage bordering on recklessness, and a sobering sense of the personal cost of confronting a system. It asks what remains when adolescence is sacrificed to a cause. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Joe Piscatella

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Tense rallies, school hallways turned war rooms, and the silence of interrogation.

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Joshua Wong

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Agnes Chow

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