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2023 Documentary Animation 0h 7m

Mao's Mango Cult

"How a mango became an object of worship in 1968 in China"

In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumors described shipments of a gift from the country’s Communist leader, Chairman Mao Zedong. And sure enough, managers soon distributed a gift to every factory worker– a glass box encasing a golden wax replica of a mango. What was the meaning behind this unusual offering? Vivian Jiang investigates.

6.0 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Pen-Pen Chen

Narrator

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