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People's Republic of Desire

What Will You Find If You Pin All Your Hopes Online?
Nov 30, 2018 · 1h 35m
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In China’s popular live-streaming showrooms, three millennials – a karaoke singer, a migrant worker and a rags-to-riches comedian – seek fame, fortune and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives.

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Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Tripod Media, ITVS, Ford Foundation / JustFilms, Tribeca Film Institute, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Sundance Institute
Country
US

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