Web Junkie - 2013

China is the first country in the world to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Caught in the Net features a Beijing treatment center where Chinese teenagers are being "deprogrammed," and follows the story of three boys from the day they arrive at the center, to their three-month treatment period, and their long awaited return home. The film provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and investigates one of the symptoms of the Internet age. It examines inter-generational pressures and the disregard of the human rights of minors who get caught in the net.

79min
2013
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

About Web Junkie

Web Junkie Overview

China is the first country in the world to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Caught in the Net features a Beijing treatment center where Chinese teenagers are being "deprogrammed," and follows the story of three boys from the day they arrive at the center, to their three-month treatment period, and their long awaited return home. The film provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and investigates one of the symptoms of the Internet age. It examines inter-generational pressures and the disregard of the human rights of minors who get caught in the net.

Runtime: 79min

Extra details

Original Title: Web Junkie
Original Language: English
Directed By: Hilla Medalia
Production Companies
Impact PartnersNew Israeli Foundation for Cinema and TelevisionkNow ProductionsWarrior PoetsChicken & Egg PicturesTribeca Film InstituteMedalia Productions