4851

4851

艾未未Ai Weiwei
2009
  • China
87min
Colour
  • Other

4851

Synopsis

The earthquake that struck on May 12, 2008 occurred at 14:28 in Sichuan province of China, had caused approximately 5,000 students to be buried under the collapses of schoolhouses and died. However, the government refused to release their names to the public. Some of Chinese citizens, therefore, started over an investigation in hope of searching out these victimized students’ names and personal information. By September 2, 2009, they had identified 4851 victims. This film is dedicated to those innocent lives.