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By Sarah Foulkes (6) for Slashfilm (971) on 19 Jul 2018

The film is certainly ambitious in its scope as it tries to piece together the sometimes odious world of live-streaming…

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By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 17 Jul 2018

Hao Wu's documentary…

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By Mark H (1,764) on 18 May 2018

I found this documentary to be an insightful and fascinating look into a unique phenomenon of modern Chinese society…

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By J.r. Kinnard (152) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 15 May 2018

In a digital fantasy world where culture has been abandoned in favor of commerce, talent is the cheapest commodity…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 26 Apr 2018

Its real focus: the desire to be seen, and how that desire can be monetized (and even weaponized) by companies out to make a buck at any cost…

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By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 25 Apr 2018

About five minutes into Hao Wu's People's Republic of Desire…

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By Joe Leydon (915) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Mar 2018

People’s Republic of Desire is provocative and unsettling as it brings us on a guided tour through the digital marketplace for something…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 16 Mar 2018

Tragic and terrifying in equal measure, Wu’s intimate portrait of China’s live-streaming culture uses one country’s recent past as a…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 16 Mar 2018

Although live-streaming entertainment may convey the impression of a rather creatively and intellectually impoverished subculture, it’s one…

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