Cockroach

Cockroach — Plot

In February 2019, the Hong Kong government proposed a bill that would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects from Hong Kong to face trial in mainland China. The controversial bill sparked immediate outrage over widespread fear of arbitrary detention and politically motivated trials that would decimate Hong Kong’s autonomy under ‘one country, two systems.’ Protests escalated into epic pro-democracy demonstrations, in part led by young people connected via social media. COCKROACH, filmed during the height of the protests, captures the extraordinary intensity of an unprecedented era in Hong Kong’s history.

• Release date
• December 18, 2020
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Ai Weiwei

Cockroach — Cast

Denise Ho Wan-Si Herself Joshua Wong Interviewee

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Claudia Mo Interviewee

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Leung 'Long Hair' Kwok-hung Interviewee

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Martin Lee Interviewee

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Emily Lau Wai-hing Interviewee

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Jimmy Lai Interviewee

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Albert Ho Interviewee