China: The Wild East (1994)
This documentary offers a sweeping look at China's recent past and its future as the great country prepares to enter the 21st century. The filmmaker Peter Kauffman explains that the reason he made the film was due to an excited phone call from Xiozhen Jiang, his longtime friend and daughter of renowned Chinese screen actress Bai Yang. During the call she told Kauffman that China had turned into "the wildest place on Earth." Intrigued, Kaufman and his father, distinguished filmmaker Philip Kaufman, journeyed to China and made this film. The film's scope addresses the country's social, political, and economic history leading up to 1989 and the Tiananmen Square massacre. Special attention is paid to the dilemmas facing the millions of residents who are wheeling and dealing amidst new freedoms and a burgeoning economy leading to problems such as homeless itinerant workers, corrupt officials, gangsterism and prostitution.
Primary Title
- China: The Wild East
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 20 November 2008
Release Year
- 1994
Start Time
- 04 : 30
Finish Time
- 06 : 30
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- This documentary offers a sweeping look at China's recent past and its future as the great country prepares to enter the 21st century. The filmmaker Peter Kauffman explains that the reason he made the film was due to an excited phone call from Xiozhen Jiang, his longtime friend and daughter of renowned Chinese screen actress Bai Yang. During the call she told Kauffman that China had turned into "the wildest place on Earth." Intrigued, Kaufman and his father, distinguished filmmaker Philip Kaufman, journeyed to China and made this film. The film's scope addresses the country's social, political, and economic history leading up to 1989 and the Tiananmen Square massacre. Special attention is paid to the dilemmas facing the millions of residents who are wheeling and dealing amidst new freedoms and a burgeoning economy leading to problems such as homeless itinerant workers, corrupt officials, gangsterism and prostitution.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- China--History
- Social change--China
- China--Politics and government
- Documentary films--China
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Peter Kauffman (Director)
- Philip Kauffman (Producer)
- Peter Kaufmann (Writer)
- Peter Kaufmann (Narrator)
- Skywalker Sound (Production Unit)
Subjects
- China--History
- Social change--China
- China--Politics and government
- Documentary films--China