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People's Republic of Desire
2018 · Film · documentary · 95 min
Directed by Hao Wu
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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There's a documentary People's Republic of Desire that I recommend to anyone who thinks China is pretty behind on tech and basically just a manufacturing giant. They're not. Social Streaming on Twitch for cheers & donations? Yeah, they've been doing it for years on their own platform.
I'm not surprised at all that they find international success. Any very large domestic market will create viral products and give their makers enough money and reach to go global.