Disney remake of Mulan criticised for filming in Xinjiang

[PeteS in CA]

Disney remake of Mulan criticised for filming in Xinjiang

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/07/disney-remake-of-mulan-criticised-for-filming-in-xinjiang

Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan, already the target of a boycott, has come under fire for filming in Xinjiang, the site of alleged widespread human rights abuses against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.
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After the film’s release last Friday, observers noted another controversial element: in the final credits Disney offers “special thanks” to eight government entities in Xinjiang, including the public security bureau in Turpan, a city in eastern Xinjiang where several re-education camps have been documented.

The film also expresses thanks to the “publicity department of CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomy Region Committee”, the Chinese Communist party’s propaganda department in Xinjiang. Disney has been approached for comment.
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According to media reports before its release, Mulan was shot in about 20 locations in China, including the Mingsha Shan desert, part of which is in Xinjiang, and the Tuyuk Valley, an oasis village east of Turpan.

Why in Hades did Disney choose to film in Xinjiang?! If they needed desert, they could have chosen the part of that same desert area in Gansu or Qinghai Provinces.

[Sighlass]

Saw the movie, it was feminist crap and just plain boring. I give it a 5.5 out of 10, it did have some pretty scenery, but lacked any heart and character development of the animation version. The funny side kicks were not funny. I just don't see any kids really liking this at all and as an adult it was just cringeworthy for me to watch.

[mountaineer]

Disney Thanked Chinese Entities Involved With Concentration Camps in Mulan Credits
by Ryan Glasspiegel
 41 minutes ago   

Disney recently released their remake of Mulan, streaming on their OTT platform Disney+ for about $30, and they now find themselves embroiled in controversy due to some of the China ties. Disney disclosed this past weekend that they filmed part of the movie in China’s Xinjiang region, where Uyghur muslims are held in concentration camps, and women are subject to forced sterilizations or abortions.

As Axios noted, in the credits Disney thanked the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda commission in Xinjiang, which was accused by Uyghur Human Rights Project of disseminating disinformation in “whitewashing” human rights abuses in the region. Also thanked was the Xinjiang public security bureau, which in July was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for human rights abuses. ...

When you read about Disney threatening to pull their business out of the state of Georgia over concerns about abortion laws but directly thanking the operators of what might be the largest scale of human rights violations since Nazi Germany, it’s impossible not to notice the hypocrisy. Full article at Outkick