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  • 2018
  • Parade Deck Films
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2018
  • Parade Deck Films
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary An SOS note scrawled in desperation in a Chinese labor camp. An American woman finds it in a package from Kmart, publicizes its message: “We’re being tortured.” The letter-writer, now free, sets out to film the truth about life in China and tell his whole story. But can he outrun the secret police?

Directed By: Leon Lee

Written By: Caylan Ford, Leon Lee

  • 2018
  • Parade Deck Films
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2018
  • Parade Deck Films
  • 1 h 15 m

Letter from Masanjia

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Summary An SOS note scrawled in desperation in a Chinese labor camp. An American woman finds it in a package from Kmart, publicizes its message: “We’re being tortured.” The letter-writer, now free, sets out to film the truth about life in China and tell his whole story. But can he outrun the secret police?

Directed By: Leon Lee

Written By: Caylan Ford, Leon Lee

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80
Sep 15, 2018
Sun Yi’s stoicism is admirable and moving, but it’s his ex-wife Fu Ning’s tearful recollection of their separation that cements the story in your mind. Her testimony does what so many activist documentaries fail to do: make large-scale suffering real to the viewer.
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80
Sep 13, 2018
A heartbreaking nightmare for the couple, a life-changing event for Keith, yet together their stories make Lee’s amazing film deserving of a broad audience. Letter From Masanjia is a bracing reminder of our sometimes blindered approach to globalization and the effects of simple actions.
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Sep 13, 2018
It’s an important story, made more intense by its tight focus.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Flying Cloud Productions
Release Date Sep 14, 2018
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Tagline An SOS from Across the World
Website https://www.facebook.com/flyingcloudproductions/
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Awards

Leo Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
DocsMX: The International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tallgrass International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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