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The World is Bright

Directed by Ying Wang

116 Min | Mandarin, English | Canada | 2020 | Documentary
Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Ying Wang, Jian Ping Su, Jordan Paterson | Writer: Ying Wang, Lawrence Le Lam
Death, Family, Health Care, Immigration, Mystery

What would you do if your only child died mysteriously in another country and was buried in your absence? The World Is Bright follows the epic 10-year journey of an elderly Chinese couple searching for the truth behind their son’s death in Canada. What starts out looking like a murder mystery becomes something else entirelya rare revelation about immigration, mental health, and a Kafkaesque bureaucracy at the heart of global migration.

Co-presented by DCTV.

Sensitive content: suicide

Disabilities featured:

Mental Health

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