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Contains some violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
Available for 215 days
Mao’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ sets out to purge the minds of an entire population. Meanwhile, the Supreme Leader himself leads a life of debauchery and excess - as his former doctor remembers. The Chairman seems invincible. But as his health deteriorates, his legacy is anything but assured. Eyewitnesses to his brutality reflect on what Mao means to China today, more than 40 years after his death. From Noiser, this is Real Dictators. This is part 3 of 3 of the Mao Zedong story. Narrated by Paul McGann, written by Joel Duddell
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