NR | 1h 30min | Politics, Documentary Profile | May 1, 2023
Of the three most visible leaders of the 2014 and 2019–2020 Hong Kong student protests, two have been silenced by the CCP. Joshua Wong is in prison. Agnes Chow has been released, but she is clearly not at liberty to speak freely.
That leaves Nathan Law as the only one able to advocate for their cause, albeit in reluctant exile. Unfortunately, Law was not allowed to speak in-person when his own documentary premiered in Canada on April 30 at this year’s Hot Docs film festival, because the Canadian government was unable or unwilling to approve his visa in time (at least the audience heard from him via video-conferencing). It was a bad look for the Trudeau government, but it did not stop Law’s message from getting out….