Under the Dome, a 104-minute documentary about smog that went insanely viral in China over the past few days, now has English subtitles. The film was made by Chai Jing, a former reporter on China’s state television network CCTV who left her post to produce the exposé after her baby daughter was diagnosed with a benign tumor. Though the video has reportedly garnered more than 150 million views since it was released on Saturday, it has not been viewed widely by the English-speaking world. Thankfully, a Chinese high-school student kicked off a crowd-sourced translation process through Google Drive and Quip. The translation was completed midday today.
That Insanely Viral Documentary About Air Pollution in China Finally Has English Subtitles
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: (CHINA OUT) People wearing masks walk on Danbi Bridge at the Temple of Heaven Park on February 24, 2014, in Beijing, China. Altogether 1.43 million sq km of China
s land territory, nearly 15 percent of the total, have been covered by persistent smog in recent days, according to news report. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)Photo: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images