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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.Trailer
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Total Trust
Documentary Feature
Mandarin
Veto! | FF2023
Germany, Netherlands
2023
97 min
OV with German subtitles
Jialing Zhang
Jialing Zhang
Protagonist·innen: Li Wenzu, Chen Zijuan, Huang Xueqin Sophia
Knut Jäger, Michael Grotenhoff, Saskia Kress, Jialing Zhang
Anonymous
Barbara Toennieshen
Jörg Gollasch
Piffl Medien
Cinephil
Filmtank
Interactive Media Foundation; Witfilm
NTR; ZDF/ARTE
Piffl Medien, Sabine Elbs: elbs@pifflmedien.de
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DocumentaryFamily and RelationshipsWomenSocietyHuman RightsMotherPolitics and PowerFemale Directors