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09/01/2009
The documentary was one of the most compelling -- and heart-wrenching -- I've ever seen, at times almost too painful to watch. The brutal treatment of the children by the schools teachers amounted to nothing less than state-sanctioned, institutionalized child abuse, all the more shocking because of the apparent complicity of the parents in their children's physical and mental torture. If ever there was a need for an international PETA-like group that might intervene, expose, and put an end to such barbaric exploitation of helpless animals -- human or otherwise, wherever they occur, this is surely it!
07/11/2008
I feel as speechless as the children during practice ...I am shocked by the tenacity of the teachers and the demands they put on the children...then I am inspired by the children\'s sheer determination to meet the expectations of their teachers. The teachers are shown to have concern for the children, but not seemingly beyond the scope of their profesional purpose, which I suppose keeps them focused. I will never look at the chinese circus the same way again. I admire them all, and at the same time, I am disturbed by the agonies endured...all for the show.
07/11/2008
After a short time, I couldn\'t watch anymore -- it was brutal. The children were being tortured and clearly did not want to be there.
05/03/2008
This is one of the most inspiring stories.
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