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Thursday 13 : 2:00 pm
Tuesday 18 : 3:15 pm
Wednesday 19 : 5:00 pm

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Eternal spring (with French subtitles)

Information

Language

Bilingual

Audience

65 and up
Adults
Young adults
For Members only

Type of activity

Cinéma du Musée

Mode

In Person

Thursday 13 : 2:00 pm
Tuesday 18 : 3:15 pm
Wednesday 19 : 5:00 pm

September 23 – October 20, 2022

Original Mandarin version with French subtitles.

Representing Canada at the 2022 Oscars - Best International Film category

In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice.

In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening an already violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea.

Combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by Daxiong’s art, Eternal Spring (??) retraces the event on its 20th anniversary, and brings to life an unprecedented story of defiance told through harrowing eyewitness accounts of persecution and incredible artistry. Eternal Spring is an exhilarating tale of determination to speak up for political and religious freedoms, no matter the cost.

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