Mao's Great Famine | 毛泽东的大饥荒

Based on previously unheard testimony by survivors, archive footage, secret documents, and interviews, this landmark film provides insight into the folly of the 1958-1962 Great Leap Forward. It examines the decisions that led to possibly the worst famine in modern history under Mao in China.
In 1958, Mao Zedong's ninth year in power, he hoped to lead China out of its still medieval state of backwardness. So he launched a rapid industrialization program in both urban and rural areas to push China into a socialist paradise within fifteen years: this was the Great Leap Forward. However, this crazy idea has turned into a nightmare, leading 650 million Chinese people into the abyss of hell. China plunged into economic chaos, followed by a famine unprecedented in history. This had the shockingly tragic consequences of 45 million deaths.