Web Junkie
2014
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.
Director:
Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Writers:
Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Awards:
6 nominations
Production:
N/A
Country:
Israel, United States, China
