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Wang Xiaoshuai Risks China’s Wrath With ‘Above the Dust’ Screening in Berlin (EXCLUSIVE)
Three-time Silver Bear-winning director Wang Xiaoshuai risks China's wrath with the screening of 'Above the Dust’ in Berlin.
On Saturday, audiences in Berlin will see the world premiere of “ Above the Dust,” a Chinese-made drama that plays somewhat incongruously in the Generation Kplus section, which screens films for or about children. The film’s director Wang Xiaoshuai, a three-time winner of Silver Bear awards at the Berlinale, is taking a considerable personal risk going ahead with the screening in the absence of approval from the mainland Chinese authorities. His films have addressed migrant workers, police procedures, the one-child policy and the ever-sensitive 1966-76 Cultural Revolution period (“Red Amnesia,” “11 Flowers,” “Shanghai Dreams”), during which time Mao tried to purge Chinese society of the remnants of capitalism and traditional elements.
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