Crazy English

An unusual and compelling documentary about Li Yang, a motivational speaker who urges his countrymen to learn English as a matter of patriotic duty. Since 1988, he has held thousands of rallies in some 60 Chinese cities for more than 13 million people. We get a first-hand look at these wildly popular mass events, held in spectacular Chinese locales. Li leads crowds in a cathartic shouting of slogans (“Study English well to promote world peace," "Make international money!”), in his energetic attempts to boost mass confidence, his end goal being to boost China's global trade and prestige.