Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System (2023)
Documentary
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor". In such camps, forced labor and physical and mental torture were used to bring about a so-called mental reform, re-education in the spirit of the Chinese Communist Party. Millions of Chinese were affected. Many were executed. In hundreds of camps, the Party took advantage of the prisoners' free labor to build the economy. Self-criticism and denunciation were often the only way to escape martyrdom. Successive waves of purges culminated in the Cultural Revolution, which saw massive human rights abuses, political assassinations, massacres, and exiles in remote parts of the country. Using unreleased archive footage, the documentary tells the story of the invention, development and improvement of China's totalitarian system of surveillance and repression up to the present day, never told before.
First Air Date
March 28, 2023
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Rating
7.8/10 (4 votes)
Cast: Camille Sannes, Ai Weiwei, Ren Wanding, Wang Juntao, Li Shuying, Wei Zidan, Ping Hu, Wei Jingsheng
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor". In such camps, forced labor and physical and mental torture were used to bring about a so-called mental reform, re-education in the spirit of the Chinese Communist Party. Millions of Chinese were affected. Many were executed. In hundreds of camps, the Party took advantage of the prisoners' free labor to build the economy. Self-criticism and denunciation were often the only way to escape martyrdom. Successive waves of purges culminated in the Cultural Revolution, which saw massive human rights abuses, political assassinations, massacres, and exiles in remote parts of the country. Using unreleased archive footage, the documentary tells the story of the invention, development and improvement of China's totalitarian system of surveillance and repression up to the present day, never told before.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor". In such camps, forced labor and physical and mental torture were used to bring about a so-called mental reform, re-education in the spirit of the Chinese Communist Party. Millions of Chinese were affected. Many were executed. In hundreds of camps, the Party took advantage of the prisoners' free labor to build the economy. Self-criticism and denunciation were often the only way to escape martyrdom. Successive waves of purges culminated in the Cultural Revolution, which saw massive human rights abuses, political assassinations, massacres, and exiles in remote parts of the country. Using unreleased archive footage, the documentary tells the story of the invention, development and improvement of China's totalitarian system of surveillance and repression up to the present day, never told before.
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What is Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System about?▾
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor". In…
How many seasons does Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System have?▾
1
How many episodes does Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System have?▾
2
Is Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System still running?▾
No, it ended in 2023.
When did Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System first air?▾
March 28, 2023
Who created Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System?▾
Tania Rakhmanova
Who stars in Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System?▾
Camille Sannes, Ai Weiwei, Ren Wanding
What genre is Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System?▾
ARTE
