Coronavirus: The Beijing Quarantine Diaries
Genres
Overview
Beijing, China, 2020. Empty streets, mandatory masks, checkpoints, the entire state apparatus used to impose severe restrictions on population movements. An entire country quarantined to fight a fierce epidemic…
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
37 min
Release Date
2020-02-28
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
4
Sébastien Le Belzic
Himself - Narrator (voice)
7.9
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8.0
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6.6
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0.0
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3.0
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6.0
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6.7
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4.3
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0.0
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0.0
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7.3
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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7.0
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8.5
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10.0
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