Hundreds of thousands − perhaps even millions − of protestors have taken to the streets of Hong Kong since early June. Sparked initially by the government's plans for a controversial extradition bill, the movement has now transformed into a broader push for greater freedoms and democracy, with anger over police brutality fuelling a cycle of violence. The protests are Hong Kong's biggest challenge to Beijing since its return to China in 1997. If We Burn looks at the movement through the eyes of Hong Kongers whose fates, like their city's future, now hang in the balance.

2019년 여름. 홍콩의 지도자 없는 민주주의 운동이 베이징을 놀라게 하고 세계의 주목을 받는다. 〈우리가 불타면,〉은 그 뜨거운 현장 속에서 들어가 급박하고 몰입적인 여정을 담아내며 저항이란 무엇을 의미하는지에 대해 고찰하게 한다.