Olympic Documentary: Boomtown Beijing
Catch this rare glimpse of authentic Beijing, its ordinary people and their dreams of participating in the Olympic festivities. Three stories combine with scenes of everyday life in the city to give a poignant snapshot of China's capital during the summer before the Olympics. RMB50.
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Catch this rare glimpse of the authentic Beijing, its ordinary people and their Olympic dreams. A boy wants to beat the odds to become an Olympic torchbearer. A road sweeper dreams of staging his own mass Olympic performance. An aging blind athlete makes one last stab at medal before he retires. Their stories, together with scenes of everyday life in the city give a poignant snapshot of China's capital the summer before the Olympics.
City Weekend calls it "The Best Olympic Film Not About the Olympics"
Read review here: http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/blogs-beijing/beijing-olympics/the-best-olympic-film-not-about-the-olympics/
Watch trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAvrVr_P1Bk
Donation: 50 RMB. Proceeds go towards The Library Project Earthquake Relief Fund
