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People's Republic of Desire (2018)

What Will You Find If You Pin All Your Hopes Online?

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Hao Wu

Synopsis

In China’s popular live-streaming showrooms, three millennials – a karaoke singer, a migrant worker and a rags-to-riches comedian – seek fame, fortune and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives.

Actors

Crews

Hao Wu
Hao Wu
Director
Torsten Hoffmann
Torsten Hoffmann
Associate Producer
Alison Klayman
Alison Klayman
Consulting Producer
Jean Tsien
Jean Tsien
Executive Producer
Hao Wu
Hao Wu
Producer
Michael Tuller
Michael Tuller
Original Music Composer
Hao Wu
Hao Wu
Director of Photography
Hao Wu
Hao Wu
Editor
Sorin Voicu
Sorin Voicu
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

Official Teaser
Official Trailer

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