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==Profile==<br />
* '''Movie:''' Petition<br />
* '''Chinese:''' 上访 (Shang Fang)<br />
* '''Director:''' [[Zhao Liang]]<br />
* '''Writer:''' <br />
* '''Producer:''' Sylvie Blum<br />
* '''Cinematographer:''' [[Zhao Liang]]<br />
* '''Release Date:''' 2009 <br />
* '''Runtime:''' 318 minutes <br />
* '''Language:''' Mandarin<br />
* '''Country:''' China<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Documentary "Petition" covers the lives of "petitoners" who travel to Beijing to seek redress against their local officials. The petitioners who were refused help by the Petition Office gathered in a nearby village of tents, living in absolute poverty.<br />
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==Film Festivals== <br />
* [[2009 (62nd) Cannes Film Festival]] - May 13th-24th - "Special screenings" (World Premiere)<br />
* [[2009 (62nd) Locarno International Film Festival]] - August 5th-15th - Open Doors Screenings<br />
* [[2009 (28th) Vancouver International Film Festival]] - October 1st-16th - Dragons and Tigers (North American Premiere)<br />
* [[2009 (29th) Hawaii International Film Festival]] - October 15th-25th - Documentary Feature Competition<br />
* [[2009 (10th) TOKYO FILMeX]] - November 21st-29th - Special Screenings<br />
* [[2010 (34th) Hong Kong International Film Festival]] - March 21st-April 6th - Humanitarian Awards for Documentaries<br />
* [[2010 (4th) Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur]] - June 12-18, 2010 - Itineraries<br />
* [[2012 (61st) Melbourne International Film Festival]] - August 2-19, 2012 - Accent on Asia<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* '''Halekulani Award for Best Documentary Film''' - [[2009 (29th) Hawaii International Film Festival]] - October 15th-25th<br />
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