Total Trust (Total Trust)

Total Trust is an eye-opening and deeply disturbing story of surveillance technology, abuse of power and (self-)censorship. What can happen when our privacy is ignored? The film tells the haunting stories of three remarkable Chinese women who passionately fight for justice - whether for themselves or for their loved ones – while being monitored, intimidated and even tortured. With its compelling cinematic language and emotional storytelling, Total Trust conveys the existential dangers of technology like Big Data and AI in the hands of unbridled power. Taking China as a mirror, the film sounds an alarm about the increasing use of surveillance tools around the world – even in democratically run countries. If this is the present, what will our future look like?