Synopsis
China is the first country in the world to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Caught in the Net features a Beijing treatment center where Chinese teenagers are being "deprogrammed," and follows the story of three boys from the day they arrive at the center, to their three-month treatment period, and their long awaited return home. The film provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and investigates one of the symptoms of the Internet age. It examines inter-generational pressures and the disregard of the human rights of minors who get caught in the net.
Facts
Original language
English, Standard Chinese, Chinese
Festival History
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2014 generic
- Moscow International Film Festival 2014 generic
- Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2014 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2014 generic
