Movies and TvShows featuring "tiananmen-square" theme.

A documentary that tells the story of a political activist who defied the Communist regime in China and the hardships he faced in his fight for freedom. The film explores his life, from his early days as a student leader during the Tiananmen Square protests to his eventual exile and Nobel Peace Prize win

An artist's sculpture is burnt down, a protester is charged with a criminal case, and a democracy movement is violently attacked. In the United States, three Chinese dissidents fight for democracy against a superpower through art, petition, and grassroots organizing, but not even exile is safe.

As the Communist Party of China celebrates its 100th anniversary, this documentary looks back at the party’s history, from the 1920’s, to the Civil War, the Great Leap Forward, the Great Famine, the Cultural Revolution and the reforms by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Did the Great Famine cost more than 15 million lives? How does the Cultural Revolution continue to shape Chinese politics today? What was capitalism like after Mao’s death? Through rare and never-before-seen historical footage, expert interviews and eyewitness accounts of the Great Famine, Tiananmen incident, and the Cultural Revolution, get to know how one party has so profoundly shaped China.

Sunless Days (1990) is a documentary film that explores the political and cultural events leading up to and following the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. It focuses on the perspectives of Chinese intellectuals, artists, journalists, and activists who were witnesses to the government repression and pro-democracy protests. The film documents their struggles, hopes, and the impact of the massacre on their lives.

This documentary short film by Arthur Kent recounts the June 4, 1989 assault by the People's Liberation Army on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.