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Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (2017)

1h 18m

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Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (2017)

Name: Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-01-20

1h 18m

Running Time

January 20, 2017
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Plot.

When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Joshua becomes an unlikely leader in Hong Kong and one of China’s most notorious dissidents.

Where to Watch.

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Currently Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads

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Cast & Crew.

Joshua Wong

Himself

Joe Piscatella

Director

Andrew Duncan

Producer

Mark Rinehart

Producer

Matthew Torne

Producer

Robert Amjarv

Composer

Bennett Barbakow

Composer

Andy Schocken

Cinematographer

Matthew Sultan

Editor

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Details.

Release Date
January 20, 2017

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 18m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

hong kong

democracy

dissident

student protest

democratization movement

hong kong protests

Wiki.

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower is a 2017 documentary directed by Joe Piscatella about Joshua Wong, a teenager who rallies Hong Kong youth in dissent during the 2014 Hong Kong Occupy Movement when the Chinese Communist Party reneged on its promise of autonomy to the territory. At Sundance, Netflix negotiated worldwide viewing rights for the documentary. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at the Park City Temple Theatre in Sundance's World Documentary Competition. The film was released on Netflix on 26 May 2017.