The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party
The true story of the seven weeks that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations were violently and bloodily repressed. Thousands of people died, but the basis for China's future was definitely planted.
The story
The true story of the seven weeks that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations were violently and bloodily repressed. Thousands of people died, but the basis for China's future was definitely planted.
Cast
Corey JohnsonSelf - Narrator (voice)
Howard ZhangSelf - Narrator (voice)
Shen TongSelf - Student Leader (1989)
Jean-Philippe BéjaSelf - Sinologist
Wu'er KaixiSelf - Student Leader (1989)
Wang DanSelf - Student Leader (1989)
Zhang JianSelf - Student (1989)
Bao TongSelf - Politician
Wang ChaohuaSelf - Student (1989)
Perry LinkSelf - Sinologist
Muriel SoutherlandSelf - Witness (1989)
Andrew NathanSelf - Sinologist
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Robin MunroSelf - Activist
Zhang LunSelf - Student (1989)
Su XiaokangSelf - Writer
Rose TangSelf - Student (1989)
Cai ChongguoSelf - Writer
Ma JianSelf - Writer
Wu RenhuaSelf - Historian
Deng XiaopingSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Zhao ZiyangSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Yuan MuSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Yan MingfuSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail GorbachevSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Li PengSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Ling ChaiSelf - Student Leader (archive footage)
Liu XiaoboSelf - Writer (archive footage)
Xi JinpingSelf - Politician (archive footage)
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