The Gate of Heavenly Peace

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The Gate of Heavenly Peace is a feature-length documentary about the 1989 protest movement, reflecting the drama, tension, humor, absurdity, heroism, and many tragedies of the six weeks from April to June in 1989. The film reveals how the hard-liners within the government marginalized moderates among the protesters (including students, workers and intellectuals), while the actions of radical protesters undermined moderates in the government. Moderate voices were gradually cowed and then silenced by extremism and emotionalism on both sides.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

180 minutes

Year:

1995

Director:

Richard Gordon

Cast:
Crew:
Richard Gordon

Director

Carma Hinton

Director

Geramie Barmé

Writer

John Crowley

Writer