Web Junkie

2014 1h 19m ★6.6

Web Junkie

This movie is "Web Junkie" and story line : 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.

Release Date January 20, 2014
Runtime 1h 19m
Language English
Director Hilla Medalia
Category Documentary
Rating 6.6 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 2014
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