Filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows Chinese activists as they seek justice in southern China.

Hooligan Sparrow POV

Premiered October 17, 2016
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Hooligan Sparrow

The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (aka Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to southern China as they seek justice in the case of six elementary school girls allegedly sexually abused by their principal.

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