Film
Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village
2009 · 1h 20m · Documentary
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Overview
This is a film about Choi Yuen Village, documenting villagers’ lives in the summer and autumn of 2009. Suddenly, weekly meetings, guided tours, protests, and ambiguous government consultations entered their routines. They had to recount their personal histories and the meaning of life. The common belief that protests were only about money began to loosen. The word "agriculture" reemerged for Hongkongers. The timeline depicted in the film leads up to the peak of the anti-high-speed rail protests around the Legislative Council. In the end, the railway was decided to build. In spring and summer 2010, villagers searched for land and negotiated with the government to rebuild their homes and lifestyle, valuing community, and coexistence with nature. What sustains their deep connection to land and life?
Crew
- Benny Chan Yin KaiDirector · Editor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 14, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- cn
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
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