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Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village

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This is a film about Choi Yuen Village, documenting villagers’ lives in the summer and autumn of 2009. Suddenly, weekly meetings, guided tours, protests, and ambiguous government consultations entered their routines. They had to recount their personal histories and the meaning of life. The common belief that protests were only about money began to loosen. The word "agriculture" reemerged for Hongkongers. The timeline depicted in the film leads up to the peak of the anti-high-speed rail protests around the Legislative Council. In the end, the railway was decided to build. In spring and summer 2010, villagers searched for land and negotiated with the government to rebuild their homes and lifestyle, valuing community, and coexistence with nature. What sustains their deep connection to land and life?

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Cantonese
  • hong kong
  • urban development
  • social movement
  • hong kong protests
  • anti high speed rail (anti-xrl)

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  • Hong KongHK

    • Premiere7th Hong Kong Social Movement Film Festival14 Nov 2009

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Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village was released on 14 November 2009.

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