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People's Republic of Desire

What Will You Find If You Pin All Your Hopes Online?

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In China’s popular live-streaming showrooms, three millennials – a karaoke singer, a migrant worker and a rags-to-riches comedian – seek fame, fortune and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Mandarin
  • worker
  • china
  • karaoke
  • comedian
  • internet

Behind the camera

Director

Hao Wu

Produced in

China

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Still from People's Republic of Desire

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSouth by Southwest Film Festival10 Mar 2018
    • Theatrical30 Nov 2018
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereHot Docs International Documentary Festival28 Apr 2018
  • EstoniaEE

    • PremiereDocPoint Tallinn2 Feb 2019
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereDocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival31 Jan 2019
  • FranceFR

    • TVFrance 219 Feb 2020
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival13 Nov 2018
  • New ZealandNZ

    • PremiereDocumentary Edge Festival12 May 2018
  • PolandPL

    • PremiereTransatlantyk Film Festival14 Jul 2018
  • RussiaRU

    • PremiereMoscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer7 Apr 2019
  • SwedenSE

    • PremiereStockholm International Film Festival9 Nov 2018
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereZurich Film Festival27 Sept 2018

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People's Republic of Desire was released on 30 November 2018.

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