Synopsis

The "Wukan Incident" was a human rights incident in the village of Wukan in Shanwei, Guangdong Province. On 21 September 2011, the villagers staged a mass petition and demonstration because their land had been sold off by village officials, and the following day a clash between the police and the people broke out in the village. From 19 to 21 December 2011, the director infiltrated Wukan village and was able to record the disappointments and hopes experienced by the villagers for three days before and after the event, documenting the closure of the village and the withdrawal of the siege, the negotiations between villagers' representative Lin Zuluan and the government, and the tipping point of the villagers' struggle against the government.