Things are worse as Wen and Xin’s parents are of no help. “…sheds light on a subject that the Chinese authoritarian state had for a long time cast in the shadows.” The girls are silent in fear that no one will believe them because of their youth and naivete. The next morning the two girls, Wen (Meijun Zhou) and Xin (Xinyue Zhang), are questioned by school officials about the bruising on their legs and apparent cramping. Here’s where our frustratingly complicated lesson on prosecuting sexual crimes begins. Later that night, Mia observes on the hotel’s security cameras, the commissioner entering the girls’ room for a “party.” Mia records the incident on her cellphone, making her the crime’s only witness. Not wanting to cause trouble, Mia keeps her head down and does her job providing them two separate room. Late at night, a high-ranking commissioner checks into a hotel with two school girls in tow. “…no one will believe them because of their youth and naivete.”

During the late shift, Mia takes over front desk duties as Lili slips away to be with her biker boyfriend, Jian (Yuexin Wang). She works as a housekeeper at a local hotel with her co-worker Lili (Jing Peng). Orphaned as a child, thanks to the one-child policy. In a seaside resort in the city of Xiamen, Mia (Vicki Chen) is a young woman with no past, no family, and no identity. With its sordid past, China has made a small step in the right direction to address the issue of human trafficking and the plight of women post “One-Child Policy.” That bold step, you ask? The courageous act of not censoring director/producer Vivian Qu’s Angels Wear White, as she sheds light on a subject that the Chinese authoritarian state had for a long time cast in the shadows. Abuse, harassment, and a laundry list of sexual crimes against women is a global problem.

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