This movie tells of the experience of a Tsinghua University student who spent 8 years of his youth behind bars and the story of an American journalist, sick of the Chinese Communist Party’s lies, who penetrated the regime’s scrupulous surveillance system and brought the truth back to America. The winding story that tugs at the world’s heartstrings is now being projected onto the big screen. After years in the making and winning the 2021 Austin Film Festival’s Audience Award, “Unsilenced” will be in select theaters starting Jan. 21 across the United States. Based on a true story, “Unsilenced” tells the experience of two young couples from Tsinghua University and an American journalist stationed in China. While facing brutal persecution against their faith, they willingly sacrificed themselves to bring the truth to the international community. The film is directed by Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee and stars Tony Award-nominated film star …