People's Republic of Desire (2018)

What Will You Find If You Pin All Your Hopes Online?

95 min★ 6.8 · 543 votes

• Documentary

In China’s popular live-streaming showrooms, three millennials – a karaoke singer, a migrant worker and a rags-to-riches comedian – seek fame, fortune and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives.

Release date

November 30, 2018

Country of origin

United States, China

Music

Michael Tuller