Synopsis
Dig into the era of China’s Cultural Revolution, and how communist leader Mao Zedong used mangoes as a propaganda tool. In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumours described shipments of a gift from the country’s Communist leader, Chairman Mao Zedong. And sure enough, managers soon distributed a gift to every factory worker – a glass box encasing a golden wax replica of a mango. What was the meaning behind this unusual offering?
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- Foreign production company : TED-Ed
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriter : Vivian Jiang
- Editor : Kayu Leung
- Co-producer : Kayu Leung
- Production Designer : Kayu Leung
- Animation : Kayu Leung
- Graphic designer : Kayu Leung
- Narrator : Pen-Pen Chen
- Storyboard artist : Kayu Leung
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : France, United States
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 6 min 11 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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