2 films offer 2 tales ahead of Wuhan lockdown anniversary
A lone movie goer attends the first screening of the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" in a cineplex in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A lone movie goer attends the first screening of the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" in a cineplex in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Jan. 22, 2021 12:33 AM EST
Youths wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus chat near a screen showing a trailer for the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" in a cineplex in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Youths wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus chat near a screen showing a trailer for the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" in a cineplex in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Jan. 22, 2021 12:33 AM EST
Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei, speaking from Lisbon, Portugal, is seen on a screen during a virtual news conference at the Foreign Corespondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Ai said that his latest documentary “Coronation” has been refused to be exhibited at major film festivals and online TV platforms due to its sensitivity. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei, speaking from Lisbon, Portugal, is seen on a screen during a virtual news conference at the Foreign Corespondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Ai said that his latest documentary “Coronation” has been refused to be exhibited at major film festivals and online TV platforms due to its sensitivity. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Jan. 22, 2021 05:33 AM EST
A man wearing a mask sits in a massage chair near a screen showing a trailer for the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" outside a mall in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A man wearing a mask sits in a massage chair near a screen showing a trailer for the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" outside a mall in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Jan. 22, 2021 12:33 AM EST
Residents wearing masks past by a screen showing a trailer for the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" outside a mall in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Residents wearing masks past by a screen showing a trailer for the film "Days and Nights in Wuhan" outside a mall in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Jan. 22, 2021 12:33 AM EST
Journalists and guests listen to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, on screen, speaking from Lisbon, Portugal, during a virtual news conference at the Foreign Corespondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Ai said that his latest documentary “Coronation” has been refused to be exhibited at major film festivals and online TV platforms due to its sensitivity. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Journalists and guests listen to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, on screen, speaking from Lisbon, Portugal, during a virtual news conference at the Foreign Corespondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Ai said that his latest documentary “Coronation” has been refused to be exhibited at major film festivals and online TV platforms due to its sensitivity. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Jan. 22, 2021 05:33 AM EST