State surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, AKA Sparrow, knew she faced these risks when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the government's reaction surprised even the most seasoned activists across China. 'The Road from Hainan' follows Sparrow as she was chased from town to town by local governments, national secret police, ... (Full plot summary below)
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State surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, AKA Sparrow, knew she faced these risks when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the government's reaction surprised even the most seasoned activists across China. 'The Road from Hainan' follows Sparrow as she was chased from town to town by local governments, national secret police, and even her own neighbors.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonAlthough it's structurally uneven, the film shines a thought-provoking spotlight on a courageous woman and offers a worthwhile salute to grassroots activism in the face of oppression. |
| Village VoiceDiana ClarkeWang's film allows the public activist to be privately human, showing Ye at home with her lively daughter, sharing moments of friendship with other women activists or clearing brush and describing the hard rural lives of her family. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRegardless of their ultimate fate, the existence of Ye Haiyan and every soul she has ever sought to protect are undeniable, and thanks to filmmakers like Wang, immortal. |
| Little White LiesChris BarsantiAlthough Hooligan Sparrow is a protest film at heart, it is also a fascinating strategy and survival document. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesThe chaotic audio and video footage of these altercations generates enormous drama even as it eclipses the issues at hand; though undeniably heroic, the documentary dwells less on its subject than on its own production. |
| FF2 MediaNora Lee MandelLike a heart-pounding thriller set in a paranoid conspiracy, [the activist] inspires [the director] to be even more determined to get her story out to the world. |
| New York TimesManohla DargisHooligan Sparrow, which Ms. Wang also shot and skillfully edited, has the pulse of a mainstream thriller but without the pacifying polish and tidiness. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaRather than allowing Hooligan Sparrow to represent [subject Ye Haiyan's] achievement, [director Nanfu] Wang continually highlights her own plight. |
| The Film StageDan SchindelIt can't quite find a way to cohere its story beyond sticking to the time Wang was with Ye. But that doesn't diminish the courage of either filmmaker or subject, both of whom we can expect (or at least hope) will keep doing good in the future. |
| The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldThe searing documentary Hooligan Sparrow is a portrait of courage. |
