from:
http://www.ambrica.com/Born_Under_Flag.html BORN UNDER THE RED FLAG 1976-1997
“It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.”(Deng Xiaoping)
BORN UNDER THE RED FLAG completes Ambrica's CHINA Trilogy and tells the story of China’s remarkable transformation after Mao Zedong’s death in 1976. The filmmakers combine never-before-seen archival footage from China with location shooting and interviews with a wide range of China’s people: peasants, political prisoners, intellectuals, students, and government officials. Their personal stories are compelling and often tragic, and reveal how the Chinese have struggled to cope with failed ideals, a brutal, outmoded communism, and a harsh new capitalism. BORN UNDER THE RED FLAG ends China's epic journey to the dawn of the 21st century. Reinvigorated by the dynamic spirit of its people, the largest nation on earth has finally become a world economic and military power.
《中国:一个世纪的革命》(China - A Century of Revolution),制片人Sue Williams的母亲在中国出生,她的外祖父母也在中国生活了很多年。她从小就耳闻了不少有关中国在1950年代前的事情。 自从上个世纪80年代后期她陆续拍"China in Revolution","The Mao Years",和"Born Under the Red Flag",合称 "China Trilogy",在Amazon.com的片名叫"China: A Century of Revolution",制作者耗资一百多万美元,制作中花费百分之六七十的时间在与中国政府及其地方官员的周旋与获得采访允许上,从新闻报道、选裁,到制作、配乐等,都独具匠心。
红色不仅象征中国曾经走过的共产主义理想与道路,也彰显着如今面临过去历程所带来的后果而引发的一系列从经济到文化的赤字。