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Film Screening – Web Junkie
Web Junkie explores the Chinese approach to Internet addiction, which has been classified as a clinical disorder.
When:
October 3, 2014 12:00am to October 9, 2014 12:00am
Where
Web Junkie takes audiences inside a Beijing treatment center and explores the cases of three teenagers who suffer from this 21st-century disorder. The program admits children between the ages of 13 and 18, and forces them to undergo military-inspired physical training and comply with monitored sleep and food standards. Despite such conditions, parents voluntarily send their children to the treatment center and relinquish personal involvement.
But as these young teens struggle with online withdrawal and a controversial treatment, questions about the nature of addiction, emotional attachments and cure come to the fore. Ultimately, Web Junkie provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and takes a hard look at one of the symptoms of the so-called Internet age.
Cost:
Starting September 30, 2014, tickets may be purchased from their website, http://www.laemmle.com/films/38523
Event Website URL:
Phone Number:
(310)478-3836
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