Hu Yang and Zhang Dongcui
Chen Jiaping
Release year: 2019
Run time: 87 mins
Film type: Documentary
Synopsis
Hu Yang and Zhang Dongcui met at an important point in their lives because of equal rights in education, and they campaigned in Beijing for the removal of discriminatory education policies and the abolition of household registration for the college entrance examinations. They went door-to-door in public places, to underground stations, to many shops, to collect 10,000 signatures from citizens, and to the Ministry of Education every Thursday, and in 2014 they collected 100,000 signatures. Hu Yang and Zhang Dongcui sought a hearing, justice, and transparency in this fight for equal rights in education, defying the powerful and unleashing a more moral and rational image of good citizens and superhuman citizens.
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