Letter from Masanjia

Letter from Masanjia has the most depressing epilogue text you will ever read. Utterly heartbreaking, devastating, a former prisoner of Chinese labour camp, sets out to make a film that will expose his country's inhumane practices. Sun Yi - a quiet hero.

I just watched this documentary this afternoon in Pasadena. Very touching! 👏 I highly recommend it to everyone. When he was long time tortured, he kept encouraging himself: I am still breathing, so why I give in? He defend his belief to traditional values with his life. Salute to hero Sun Yi, his family and all anonymous contributors.

I had no idea this film would break my heart and make me cry, said the late-50s father of two accountant friend who came to see it with me. If you don't like documentaries, go see this. If you have to grind your life to a hault to make it happen, see this. It's such an amazing story and will paint a different picture for you of the things you buy, the way things work in not-free countries, and how things really can work if we pay attention and try a little harder to make the world a better place. A quiet mom in Oregon changed China's labor camp system policy. Think about that.

Amazing doc. Such a touching story of never giving up on what you believe in. Such a very important issue which the whole world should know about. Thank you Leon Lee for your bravery in putting this film together.

I wish many more people can know about this movie and I do believe it is a must see. I was appalled by how much this man Sun Yi went through under that brutal Communist regime and was, at the same time, inspired by his courage.

Many people around me have already given up on doing the right things and speaking up because they feel like whatever good things they might do is insignificant and cannot overturn the deteriorating current around the world. I myself sometimes feel like this and hesitate to do what I believe is right when opportunities arise. After seeing this man Sun Yi made a wager on his life to make this movie, seeing how his letter written in prison led to the eventual shutting down of the brutal Chinese labor camp system, I felt like a coward and an urge to stay true to my values. Small changes do matter! Small actions that we take in our everyday life can make a difference!