Zhao Liang Collection (Petition / Crime and Punishment / Paper Airplane)

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France released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Chinese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Booklet, Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: Petition (2009) The dysfunctional Chinese court system allows citizens with grievances against their local governments to petition the court to clear or correct their record. Yet in order to do so, the petitioners must travel to Beijing to file paperwork and wait an indefinite period to plead their case. The vast majority of petitioners are impoverished villagers who travel far to the capital and typically end up waiting desperately in decrepit shantytowns for their cases to be settled, often pressured by hired thugs to return home. Crime and Punishment (2007) Offers an authentic everyday portrait of the microcosm that is a police station in the border regions, where the impact of China's economic boom has not been felt. The documentary uncovers the real human stories and key themes from China that is both regimented and rapacious, providing an insight into how the social structure is influenced by omnipresent police repression. Paper Airplane (2001) Paper Airplane is a feature-length documentary that looks at the breakdown of China's socialist systems, which had provided jobs and security, allowing disenfranchised youths to fall into new lifestyles that sometimes involve the underworld of drugs. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...Zhao Liang Collection - 3-DVD Box Set ( Shangfang ) ( Petition / Crime and Punishment / Paper Airplane )