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United KingdomDramaTV-141 Season | 4 Episodes

Who is Tank Man? Based on real events, and adapted from Lucy Kirkwood’s hit play, this series follows a photojournalist trying to uncover the true identity of the infamous protester, who sto

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4 Episodes

Has-been photojournalist Lee Berger, once famous for his photo of a man standing up alone to government tanks during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, returns to China in 2016 to take a break from Trump's America and see an old friend.

Lee follows the trail for the Tank Man through Manhattan's Chinatown. Meanwhile in Beijing, Zhang Lin discovers Joy is missing and Ming Xiaoli's health deteriorates.

As the 2016 US election day nears, Lee approaches exiled Chinese billionaire Tang Wen Lei for help with his search for Tank Man. Elsewhere, Zhang Lin works tirelessly to help awareness of Joy's wrongful detainment by the Party.

Neither East nor West

S1 | E4

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47 Mins

In the aftermath of the election, Lee's search for the Tank Man leads him to a shocking conclusion as Zhang Lin finally finds the courage to stand up to the Chinese authorities.

Credits

Cast

Alessandro Nivola, Katie Leung, Terry Chen, Sophie Okonedo, F. Murray Abraham, Cherry Jones, Ty Simpkins, Lee Byford, Hiten Patel, Naomi Yang, Jay Yu

Director

Michael Keillor

Writer

Lucy Kirkwood