Synopse
DOCUMENTARY A deeply disturbing story about technology, the misuse of power and (self-)censorship which makes tangible the threat to individual freedom and human rights. In China, individual freedom is restricted by an all-encompassing surveillance system, big data and intelligent technologies. Be it at work, on the street or in one’s own four walls – access by the state cannot be avoided. The film follows those who dare to defy the total control of the omnipresent state. It accompanies Chen, Li and Sophia, who pursue an existential fight for freedom and justice in the midst of this spider’s web of surveillance.
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JIALING ZHANG (* in China) is a well-known Chinese documentary film-maker and producer who lives in the USA. In 2019, FILMFEST HAMBURG showed her prize-winning work One Child Nation.
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Info
Original Title: Total Trust
International Title: Total Trust
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: Mandarin OV with German subtitles
Director: Jialing Zhang
Cast/Protagonists: Protagonist·innen: Li Wenzu, Chen Zijuan, Huang Xueqin Sophia
Production country: Netherlands, Germany
Year of Production: 2023
Length: 97 min
Producer: Knut Jäger, Michael Grotenhoff, Saskia Kress, Jialing Zhang
Production company: Filmtank GmbH
co-production company: Interactive Media Foundation, Witfilm
World Sales: Cinephil
Distributor: Piffl Medien GmbH





