Inside Mao's China

Inside Mao's China2016


At the height of Maoism, China was as closed off as present-day North Korea. But even at that time, some Western foreigners lived in the country and, in the summer of 1966, they witnessed firsthand the upheaval of the Cultural Revolution. In this time, young leftist activists In Western Europe idolized Mao as a harbinger of a utopian society. As China eased out of its age of isolation in the early 1970s, many Westerners outside of China had to face a harsh reality.

Released
28. 7. 2026
Runtime
52 min
Genres
Documentary, History
Certification
NO
Country, language
DE · DE