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Because I Choose Freedom
“A Hong Kong journalist’s difficult decision to leave the city”
5.0 / 10• 2022• 13m•NR• cn
Documentary
Storyline
Matthew Leung Ming-hong had been working as a breaking-news reporter for six years in Hong Kong but recently emigrated to the United Kingdom because of concerns about growing restrictions on journalists working in the city. Three Hong Kong media outlets popular with the opposition have folded in just six months, following the introduction of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, raising fears about the future of press freedom in the city. The 29-year-old is starting a new life in Britain’s northern city of Manchester and plans to eventually resume his journalism career in Europe.
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Matthew Leung Ming-hong
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3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lea Li's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Because I Choose Freedom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
