They Chose China

They Chose China is a 2006 documentary film directed by Shui-bo Wang about the twenty-one American prisoners of war who opted to stay in China following the Korean War in 1953. The film won the Golden Gate Award at the 2006 San Francisco Film Festival.

Summary

They Chose China is a story about twenty-one American POWs who, after the end of the Korean War in 1953, chose to stay in China instead of returning to the United States.

Release

They Chose China premiered at the Chicago Asian American Showcase on April 5, 2006 and was screened at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival on November 2, 2007. It was broadcast by CBC Television on April 7, 2008.

Reception

They Chose China won the REMI Award at the 2006 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and the Golden Gate Award at the 2006 San Francisco Film Festival.