Hooligan Sparrow (2016)

Audience Score
73
The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.
StarringYe Haiyan
DirectorNanfu Wang

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Andy Cohen, Alison Klayman
Production Companies:Little Horse Crossing the River, Diamond Docs