Synopsis
The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.
Hooligan Sparrow (2016) is a 1h 24min documentary feature film by Nanfu Wang. The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.
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Festival History
- !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival 2017 generic
- Independent Spirit Awards 2017 generic - Truer than Fiction ★ Winner: Truer than Fiction
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2016 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2016 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | July 22, 2016 |
| Television | Netherlands | March 8, 2017 |
Full credits
| Director | Nanfu Wang |
| Cast | Ye Haiyan (Self) |
| Screenplay | Nanfu Wang |
| Producer | Nanfu Wang |
| Executive producer | Alison Klayman, Andy Cohen |
| Cinematography | Nanfu Wang |
| Editing | Nanfu Wang |
| Music | Chris Ruggiero, Nathan Halpern |
Additional data: TMDB.
