---
title: 'Hooligan Sparrow (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nanfu Wang'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hooligan-sparrow-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4079902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hooligan Sparrow (2016)

2016 · 84 min · Documentary, Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Hooligan Sparrow is a 2016 documentary film about Ye Haiyan and other Chinese activists written, produced and directed by Nanfu Wang. Ye and other activists, including the human rights lawyers Tang Jitian and Wang Yu, lead protests in Hainan, China, demanding justice for six school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Soon the protesters, the filmmaker, their families and some acquaintances become targets of harassment by policemen and thugs across different locations in China.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nanfu Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/nanfu-wang)
- **Screenplay:** [Nanfu Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/nanfu-wang)
- **Producer:** [Nanfu Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/nanfu-wang), [Alison Klayman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-klayman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nanfu Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/nanfu-wang)
- **Editor:** [Nanfu Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/nanfu-wang)

## Cast

- [Ye Haiyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ye-haiyan)

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Official site: http://hooligansparrow.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hooligan-sparrow-2016
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