Siege in Beijing – The Boxer Rebellion of 1900

Peking, June 1900: The “Society of Rights and Harmonious Fists”, known by the Europeans as “Boxers,” have entrapped more than 3,000 foreigners and Chinese Christians in the diplomatic quarter. The Boxers want to kill all foreigners and free China from the influence of the 'western devils'. After 55 days of despair, a western relief army brings the siege to an end.

Based on the eyewitness accounts of the entrapped, the film illustrates a unique historic episode in which, brought together in war, the Middle Kingdom and the western states wrote world history.

1 x 45'/1 x 52'
ZDF, ZDF-E, ARTE, BBC, History Channel