Mittwoch, 6. August 2008

China's hunt for medals and the price of childhood


Just saw a documentary film about the cruel "Chinese way" of training children. The Red Race. It was disgusting and makes one sad and angry. I think that China has a long way of civilisation-as-humanism ahead.

Image source: SILVERDOCS | Festival http://silverdocs.com/festival/films/2008/red-race/


It’s clear what Chao Gan, director of The Red Race, want us to feel about China’s gymnastics training schools for children. The documentary is mostly a series of scenes in which adorable kids are brought to tears by screaming coaches who push them past their breaking points physically and emotionally.
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=35722


more: Children taking the strain in China's hunt for medals
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1904325/Children-taking-the-strain-in-Chinas-hunt-for-medals.html

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