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The Dying Rooms

Category:
DVD
Director:
Brian Woods and Kate Blewett
Released:
1/1/1997
Launguage:
English
Synopsis

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Producers/directors Brian Woods and Kate Blewett uncover the systematic neglect of abandoned babies in Chinese state-run orphanages. They find "dark rooms" where the weakest and least liked children are left to die. These are known as "The Dying Rooms."

China’s one-child policy has created a race where most families desire boys and therefore parents are forced to abandon their babies. Their unfortunate and tragic lives are left at the mercy of these orphanages where their sad fate is ultimately decided by the staff and ignored by the government.

It is a film that nobody can ever forget or not be deeply touched by. The films have been seen in over 37 countries worldwide, with an estimated audience of over 100 million people. Such has been the outcry to these human rights abuses that the issue has been one of the most talked about subjects for years.

After completing the original film, The Dying Rooms, Kate and Brian were contacted by Human Rights Watch who were in the process of helping a Chinese doctor, Dr Zhang, to escape China. She brought with her copious official documents detailing the policy of "summary resolution" used to keep orphanage numbers in check, plus photographs of babies that had been starved to death in the Shanghai No. 2 Orphanage. This new evidence was incorporated into a second film, Return to the Dying Rooms.

Producers/directors Brian Woods and Kate Blewett uncover the systematic neglect of abandoned babies in Chinese state-run orphanages. They find "dark rooms" where the weakest and least liked children are left to die. These are known as "The Dying Rooms."

Awards
  • Prix Italia,
  • Peabody Award
  • US Emmy
  • Medianet Gold Award
  • RTS Award for International Current Affairs
  • The Indie Award,
  • BANFF Rockie Award
  • Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Documentary
  • Monte Carlo UNESCO Special Jury Award
  • Monte Carlo Silver Nymph for Documentary
  • Communicators of the Year Award
  • Cable ACE Award
  • Nominee for 2 BAFTA's - Best Photography and the Flaherty Award for Documentary

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