CockroachMovie
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.
About Cockroach
Cockroach is a 2020 documentary movie directed by Ai Weiwei.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 33m, production credits from Hong Kong, Germany, an original language code of CN.
The credited cast includes Denise Ho Wan-Si, Joshua Wong, Claudia Mo, Leung 'Long Hair' Kwok-hung. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
