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Tiananmen: The People V the Party

Eyewitness accounts and leaked secret documents provide a deeper understanding of the final bloody days of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy demonstration.

On June 4, 1989 the world鈥檚 biggest, longest, and most famous pro-democracy demonstration was brought to a tragic end. The images from those final bloody days remain potent and the death toll is still disputed. In Tiananmen: The People V the Party, eyewitness accounts and leaked secret documents provide a deeper understanding of how the events of those seven weeks unfolded in the Square and behind the scenes, changing the course of Chinese history.

1 hour, 29 minutes

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Role Contributor
Director Ian MacMillan
Producer Christophe Nick
Producer Ed Stobart

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