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China's COVID Secrets

2021 · 84 min

A sober, interview-driven investigation that feels like a tense briefing on missed signals and institutional failure.

Directed by
Jane McMullen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Judy Woodruff, Peter Daszak, Priyanka Boghani
Overview
The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. Chinese scientists and doctors, international disease experts and health officials reveal missed opportunities to suppress the outbreak and lessons for the world.

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Directed by
Jane McMullen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Judy Woodruff, Peter Daszak, Priyanka Boghani
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • corruption
  • science
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Horror2
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Judy Woodruff, Peter Daszak, Priyanka Boghani, Rome Buathong, Lawrence Gostin, Gauden Galea, Wang Guangfa, Xi Jinping
Runtime
84 min
Languages
English

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