Lost Course

Name: Lost Course
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 5, 2021
Duration: 179 min
Rating: 82

2021

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Icarus Films | Release Date (Streaming): March 5, 2021 | Not Rated

Summary: Embedding herself in the village of Wukan, southern China for several years starting in 2011, first time documentarian Jill Li witnessed an unprecedented experiment in local democracy. Corrupt officials had illegally sold villagers' land, but the villagers decided to fight back. The documentary is divided into two halves: the first,Embedding herself in the village of Wukan, southern China for several years starting in 2011, first time documentarian Jill Li witnessed an unprecedented experiment in local democracy. Corrupt officials had illegally sold villagers' land, but the villagers decided to fight back. The documentary is divided into two halves: the first, "Protests", depicts the grassroots activities of Wukan residents as they work to reverse the land sales and gain a substantial measure of control over their local territory. We see how the villagers themselves learn to organize elections, form alliances, and win support. Part two, "After Protests", confronts the collapse of idealism as the newly elected village government finds itself mired in the same kind of corrupt dealings they had originally condemned. [Icarus Films]… Expand

Director: Jill Li

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 179 min

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The Film Stage Artemis Lin

Mar 3, 2021

After a year that’s been marked by the collective anger of the global populace facing disease and inequality, Lost Course feels particularly necessary. It’s a story that will haunt you with the question: is change possible? Read full review

William Repass

Feb 28, 2021

What distinguishes the film from ordinary journalism, and what constitutes its intervention in reality, is a difference in timescale. Read full review

Deborah Young

Feb 28, 2021

Three hours long yet anything but leisurely, the doc is charged with energy, anger and disappointment. Read full review

Sarah Ward

Feb 28, 2021

Observational yet authoritative in its approach, Li’s film first paints an inspiring picture, then a dispiriting one. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 4, 2021

This two-part, three-hour film is marked by immediacy and breadth, as if an on-the-fly news bulletin had naturally morphed into the richest of character-driven sagas. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Mar 4, 2021

[A] sobering, sprawling documentary. Read full review

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