The unfortunate generation
Subtitle: the cultural revolution and beyond
By: written by Winfried Scharlau, Ming Shi ; directed by Ralph Quinke ; a production by ChristianBerg TV & Media GmbH with the support of Nordmedia Fonds GmbH for NDR
Contributors: ChristianBerg TV (Firm); Media GmbH; Nordmedia Fonds GmbH; Norddeutscher Rundfunk; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Mao's last battle, the cultural revolution
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 53
Subjects: Gang of Four Trial, Beijing, China, 1980-1981; Forced labor; China; History; Politics and government
Other titles: Cultural revolution and its origins
Description: Within two years of the Cultural Revolution, armed factions battled each other in Mao's name. To avoid civil war, Mao essentially banished his detractors to the countryside. This program chronicles the Cultural Revolution, its aftermath, and the role of Mao's wife, Jiang Qing. Scholars, diplomats, and survivors discuss the forced labor camps known as "Schools of May 7th"; the attacks on foreign consulates in Hong Kong and Beijing; China's support of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge; and the trial of the "Gang of Four." The program concludes with Deng Xiaoping opening China to the West.
Notes: Camera, Frank Bergfeld, Lutz Reitemeier ; edited by Stephan Haase.

DVD.

Parts in Chinese and German with English voiceovers.