Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
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Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System

Les camps, secret du pouvoir chinois

7.8 /10 4 votes
March 28, 2023 - March 28, 2023 1 Season 2 Episodes 61 min Ended

Overview

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.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

2023 2 Episodes

Key Information

Created By Tania Rakhmanova
Network ARTE
Type Documentary
Rating 7.8/10
Language FR
Country France

Cast & Crew

Camille Sannes

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Self - Interviewee

Ren Wanding

Self - Interviewee

Wang Juntao

Self - Interviewee

Li Shuying

Self - Interviewee

Wei Zidan

Self - Interviewee

Ping Hu

Self - Interviewee

Wei Jingsheng

Self - Interviewee

Gulbahar Haitwaji

Self - Interviewee

Xiao Qiang

Self - Interviewee

Tong Yi

Self - Interviewee

Teng Biao

Self - Interviewee

Frequently Asked Questions

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...

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System has 1 season with 2 episodes.

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System premiered on March 28, 2023.

No, Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System has ended. The final episode aired on March 28, 2023.

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System originally aired on ARTE. Check your local streaming services for availability.

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System was created by Tania Rakhmanova.

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System has a rating of 7.8/10 based on user reviews.

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System is classified as Documentary.