Three Avenues of Escape

Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee's latest documentary, Avenues of Escape, follows three incredible women's journey as they escape.
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Image via Flying Cloud Productions. During the decades long crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners in China, which claimed thousands of victims, the lives of three women intertwine as they embark on a dangerous journey to find freedom. Armed with only a road map and a desire for justice, they must rely on their wits, courage, and the compassion of strangers, to escape imprisonment and navigate a treacherous passageway out of communist China.

Staying behind means certain death, but the road ahead holds no guarantees.

The film is composed of interviews from the three women and re-enactments of their monumental journey of escape. Betrayed by an entire nation and persecuted for their beliefs, an impossible escape was their only option. Image via Avenues of Escape. Crystal was an actress in two popular Chinese television shows, and her escape eventually saved the lives of over 1, Falun Gong practitioners. It's also a story of resilience and conviction in the face of enormous pressure as well as the kindness of strangers along the way.

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I myself have met with quite a few Falun Gong practitioners who fled to Thailand or Malaysia and who were resettled in New York City and Philadelphia, where I've lived. It's extraordinary to think of how these kind and humble people endured similar experiences, which remain far beyond my comprehension, just because they wanted to believe in the beautiful principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance.

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Full Cast and Crew. Betrayed by their nation, persecuted for their beliefs, an impossible escape was their only option.


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