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The Uyghurs

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Filmed in western China in the late 1970s, this documentary portrays the Uyghur people, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority living in the Xinjiang region. Directed by Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens, the film documents daily life and cultural practices during the closing years of the Cultural Revolution, situating Uyghur identity within the broader political and social framework of the People’s Republic of China.

Directed byJoris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens

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April 1, 1977

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Marceline Loridan-Ivens
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Marceline Loridan-Ivens
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