Full-length documentary

Night Is Not Eternal

(Night Is Not Eternal)

For 7 years, Chinese American filmmaker Nanfu Wang followed activist Rosa María Payá in her fight against the Cuban communist regime, which Rosa built on the work of her father Oswaldo Payá, an opposition democrat and five-times Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

Although the women share the idea of a democratic world, after they emigrate to the USA they realise that their ideals diverge. While Nanfu sees a parallel to Chinese communism in American capitalism, Rosa supports the Republican effort to eradicate the left and sees hope for her country in the election of Donald Trump. On a personal and political level, the documentary thus shows the universality but also the duality of the word “democracy”.

Politics North America Latin America

Basic information about the film

Title	Night Is Not Eternal
Original Title	Night Is Not Eternal
Original Language	English, Spanish
Znění	original audio, children’s films dubbed in Czech
Subtitles	Czech subtitles, select films have descriptive Czech or English subtitles (look for the accessibility icons next to each screening)
Premiéra	International premiere
Film type	Full-length documentary
Year of Production	2024
Country of Origin	USA
Length	94 min.
Tags	Politics, North America, Latin America
Director	Nanfu Wang

All screenings

03/21 20:00

Moving Station
Koperníkova 574/56, Plzeň

Discussion
Petr Jurek,

Language:
Subtitles: Czech

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