The Man Who Defied Beijing
A portrait of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), a witness of the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989), a dissident, a woodpecker who tirelessly pecked the putrid brain of the Communist regime for decades, demanding democracy loudly and fearlessly. Silenced, arrested, convicted, imprisoned, dead. Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2010, alive forever. These are his last words.
Top cast
- Perry LinkSelf - Sinologist and Liu's Translator
- Hao JianSelf - Film Critic and Screenwriter
- Jean-Philippe BéjaSelf - Sinologist
- Xu YouyuSelf - Philosopher
- Andrew NathanSelf - Sinologist
- Bei LingSelf - Poet
- Hu PingSelf - Journalist
Wu'er KaixiSelf - Student Leader (1989)- Liao YiwuSelf - Writer
- Yu JieSelf - Essayist
- Teng BiaoSelf - Professor of Law
- Xia YeliangSelf - Economist
Below are the streaming services currently carrying the movie “The Man Who Defied Beijing” in Canada, along with how each offers it (subscription, buy, or rent) and a direct link. Licensing differs by market, so availability in Canada can differ from other countries.
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Availability can change as licenses rotate — confirm on the provider’s page before subscribing. Last checked: 16 Sept 2026.