"On June 4th and 5th, 1989, the Chinese government violently put down the pro-liberty Tiananmen Square student protest.
One man stood alone against a column of tanks, and for his extraordinary heroism became known as “Tank Man,” though nothing more is known about his identity.
Some say he was arrested and killed, others that he is still in prison in China, and still others that he is alive and in hiding.
Regardless, he has become a symbol for resistance against tyranny.
Tank Man is a powerful short film (15 min.) dramatizing events leading up to his moment of extraordinary courage. He is little known in China, where all images of him have been erased and all mention of him banned.
This film does him some small justice...
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The documentary Moving the Mountain tells the full story of Tiananmen Square, and of the protesters who survived the massacre.
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