WASHINGTON—A whistleblower silenced, a vial of biological material secretly sent to China, a pandemic spilled out.
In a country where the Chinese Communist Party holds onto power at any cost and covers up truth with chilling speed, ordinary families find themselves thrust into the center of an invisible war that knows no rules or bounds, one that the regime wages worldwide.
Such is the setting in the fast-paced political thriller “The Unrestricted War,” screened on July 31 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
Inspired by real-world events in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian filmmaker Ma Yan presents a story of freedom and survival, following a respected Canadian virologist, Dr. Jim Conrad, who is forced to make an unthinkable choice between stealing national secrets from his homeland or endangering his loved ones in a country where he has built his second home….
Thriller Showcasing Beijing’s ‘Unrestricted War’ Screened on Capitol Hill
