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Review of by Michael O'sullivan for Washington Post — 19 Oct 2021

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There is no narration. There are no interviews. Just rote, monotonous activity — a recipe for repetitive stress injury — and the occasional fly-on-the -wall conversation on which we are allowed to briefly eavesdrop between several representatives of what Ascension suggests is as a nation of strivers, with hearts set on achieving what might be called the new Chinese Dream: wealth and success, in the world’s second largest economy.

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This review of Ascension (2021) was written by and published by Washington Post on 19 Oct 2021.

Ascension has generally received positive reviews.

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