Storyville
Season 19 Episode 4 - Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese Mayor
Documentary which looks into how power works in the Chinese Communist Party, focused through the mission of one local mayor. Mayor Geng Yanbo is determined to transform the coal-mining centre of Datong, in China's Shanxi province, into a tourism haven showcasing clean energy. In order to achieve that, however, he has to relocate 500,000 residences to make way for the restoration of the ancient city. Geng Yanbo is one of the 'officials with personality' ('gexing guan yuan') to have emerged on China's political stage in recent years. In order to revitalise the city, he must first destroy. With remarkable access, the film follows him out and about, ordering in person the demolition of vast swathes of flats and facing the wrath of disgruntled residents. But beyond the battles on the street, the mayor faces more assaults from within the Communist party itself.
Episodes in Season 19
The Arabian Motorcycle Adventures
85 min
The Internet's Own Boy
85 min
Mugabe and the Democrats
85 min
Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese Mayor
85 min
Love Hotel
85 min
The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog
85 min
Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship
85 min
The Great European Disaster Movie
85 min
1.7 Billion Dollar Fraud: Full Exposure
85 min
India's Daughter
85 min
Rocking Cambodia: Rise of a Pop Diva
85 min
The Lost Gold of the Highlands
85 min
Masterspy of Moscow: George Blake
85 min
My Mother the Secret Baby
85 min
Himmler: The Decent One
85 min
Last Days of Vietnam
85 min
Circus Elephant Rampage
85 min
Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise
85 min
A Syrian Love Story
85 min
Lockerbie: My Brother's Bomber
85 min
Dreamcatcher: Surviving Chicago's Streets
85 min
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
85 min
Cartel Land
85 min
FBI Undercover
85 min
The Six-Day War: Censored Voices
85 min
