China is the first country in the world to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Caught in the Net features a Beijing treatment center where Chinese teenagers are being "deprogrammed," and follows the story of three boys from the day they arrive at the center, to their three-month treatment period, and their long awaited return home. The film provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and investigates one of the symptoms of the Internet age. It examines inter-generational pressures and the disregard of the human rights of minors who get caught in the net.
Release Date | January 20, 2014 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Web Junkie | |
Runtime | 1h 19min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Mandarin, English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | China, Israel, United States of America | |
Production Companies | Impact PartnersNew Israeli Foundation for Cinema and TelevisionkNow ProductionsWarrior PoetsChicken & Egg FilmsTribeca Film InstituteMedalia Productions |