'Blue Island' Review: In Hong Kong, the Past Is Present
In this hybrid of documentary and dramatization, real-life Hong Kong students re-enact the struggles of activists from earlier generations.
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In this hybrid of documentary and dramatization, real-life Hong Kong students re-enact the struggles of activists from earlier generations.
"Blue Island" shows how Hong Kong was once a safe harbor, but can no longer be considered so, after Beijing imposed the Orwellian “National Security Law.”
From a low-budget emotional ride through protests to an evocative documentary exploring the city’s cultural memory, directors brave – and flourish in – the new normal.