(Minghui.org) “The theater was full yet it was so quiet, because the audience had a hard time believing that something like this is still happening. To persecute people for their belief is not acceptable anywhere. People should have the right to choose what they believe. There is nothing wrong with Falun Gong’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, and to persecute them is a horrible crime,” said Olayinka Quadr, a British film producer, after watching the movie State Organs in Toronto.

The recent conversation between Chinese leader Xi and Russian President Putin about living to 150 through organ transplants was caught on a hot mic and sparked worldwide discussion. One Internet user said, “So it’s true that there’s an organ bank in China, and Falun Gong practitioners have been telling us the truth!” The film State Organs is currently being shown in theaters in multiple countries. The documentary exposes the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crime of systematic organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners who are incarcerated for not renouncing their faith during the 26-year persecution.

The movie was screened in Sydney, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; Omiya, Japan; and Nitra, Slovakia. From late August to early September this year, it was aired in Canada during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, and at the Balwyn Library in Melbourne, Australia. As the movie is being played around the globe, more and more people are waking up and realize that state-sanctioned live organ harvesting in China is really happening. After watching the film many people say they admired practitioners’ persistent efforts in the past 26 years to raise public awareness on the issue despite the persecution.

The film State Organ was shown on September 7, 2025, in York Wood Library Theatre during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

British Film Producer: This Is Genuine Belief

British movie producer Olayinka Quadri was moved by Falun Gong practitioners’ persistent efforts to expose the persecution, “They’d rather sacrifice their lives than give up their faith, this is genuine belief.”

British movie producer Olayinka Quadri

Quadri didn’t think that communism could wipe out Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. “Religion is a choice, and man is born with the right to choose. Although the film is about what happened in China, it resonates with everyone,” he said.

“I nearly wept while watching the movie, and I felt sad for the victims I’ve never met. We should act globally and ensure human rights are not trampled.”

Chief Attorney: Live Organ Harvesting Is Outrageous

State Organs was shown on August 28, 2025, at the Balwyn Library in Melbourne, Australia.

Maria Costas (right) and her sister watched the documentary on August 28, 2025, at the Balwyn Library.

Maria Costas is the owner and chief attorney of a law firm. She said after watching the movie, “I heard about State Organs last year at a Q&A forum held by Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas at Victoria University. I’ve been wanting to watch it since then.”

The scene in which a woman shouted “Falun Dafa is good” while her organ was being pulled out hit Costas very hard. “I could not sit still, the scene made me very upset, from the legal perspective, it angered me a lot,” she said. She explained that she practiced international criminal law for more than 15 years.

“I couldn’t stop crying toward the end of the movie, at the same time feeling extremely angry,” she said, “Many in the theater wept when they saw the torture scene. I could hear them sob and know that they felt disturbed.

“How can this not make people sad?” she asked. “[Falun Gong practitioners] didn’t hurt anyone. From the film you can see that the CCP feared Falun Gong’s popularity might hurt the regime.”

Costas believed that Falun Gong’s guiding principles—Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance form a sharp contrast with despicable communism principles. “I think [Falun Gong practitioners] are like martyrs,” she said, “Just like what Christians experienced in the first three hundred years, the practitioners suffered torture yet remained steadfast in their faith.

“The pain the practitioners suffered allowed them to sublimate to a higher level, and hence they were able to endure the persecution. I believe that the practice benefits their mental and physical health to a certain level so that they could endure the tortures, which is amazing. Most people would die of fear, yet the practitioners are able to keep going,” she said.

Though the story was heart-wrenching, Costas also felt, “Optimism and hope, because this way the truth is propagated.”

Teacher Thanks Falun Gong Practitioners for Their Persistent Efforts

Michael Kulkewycz watched State Organs at the Balwyn Library in Melbourne, Australia, on August 28, 2025.

Michael Kulkewycz was a middle school teacher. After watching the film, he saw how the CCP launched the brutal persecution against Falun Gong practitioners.

“For me it was hard to watch because it’s not some science fiction or made-up story, but what’s really happening. So when I heard the facts, it made me feel terrible, especially after seeing that so many people were killed,” he said.

“A regime like the CCP wants to control people with fear. Because as soon as people are controlled by fear, it can do whatever it wants. I think this is terrible and scary.”

He called on the Australian government to take action and pressure the CCP. He said, “This shouldn’t be just Australia but all countries should act together to pressure the CCP, telling them that they must uphold human rights, care about its people and global citizens. This way such tragedies will not happen again.”

He was impressed by the practitioners’ perseverance, “This proves that their cultivation provides them with the courage and power to continue on.”

“Falun Gong is a way of life, to be trustworthy, compassionate and kind. But I think there is something in a deeper level that supports them – the fundamental belief and strong foundation – they know who they are, and understand that individual impact can be combined into a force.”

The Australian Government Should Officially Air State Organs

“I feel so fortunate to watch this movie today,” Ming said after watching the film. He had heard about the movie before. After watching the full story and getting the details, he was very emotional.

“I saw what live organ harvesting looks like, which is thought-provoking and shocking. I hope it will stop. Ending it will be good for mankind,” Ming said, “One organ costs one life. Removing an organ means killing a life—this shouldn’t exist in a civilized society.”

Ming strongly suggested the Australian government, “Play this movie publicly in a large movie theater to let people know what happened.” He also urged the government to boycott the CCP.

He stressed the importance of helping the Chinese people understand what the CCP has done to Falun Gong practitioners in the persecution. “The international community should work together to let the Chinese people know about this. I know that most people in China didn’t know what happens to practitioners in the persecution because the CCP’s propaganda is too powerful. We should let the people know what really happened in the persecution, and this movie does that,” he said.

Falun Gong Never Gives Up

“I can’t believe what I saw, and kept weeping. We are all too kind to admit evil exists. The CCP has no limits. It kills its own people without blinking. The CCP is the demon, and it turns its followers into demons as well,” said Max Xu, a Chinese immigrant in Canada.

Xu said he respected Falun Gong’s peaceful protest that has lasted 26 years, “They don’t bend and continue to expose the crimes the CCP committed. We must tell more people what the CCP really is and wake up those who still believe in it. This way we can disintegrate the CCP.”

Li from Heilongjiang Province, China, said he felt sad and heavy-hearted after watching the movie. “A museum in Harbin has the record of how the Japanese performed experiments on the Chinese when they invaded China. I didn’t expect that the Chinese people would do the same to their own. No matter how I refused to believe it, it happened. This movie should be greatly promoted to let more people know what happened and gain international influence so the crime can be stopped,” he said. He said that he’d tell his acquaintances about it and help raise awareness.

Chen who immigrated to Toronto from China said she was thankful to the director who filmed the documentary so she has a better understanding of the crimes the CCP committed. “In the 1930s Japan invaded China and the Japanese army slaughtered many Chinese. Now, it is the Chinese government and the CCP slaughtering the Chinese people. The CCP is an anti-humanity organization,” she said.

China had a massive military parade on September 3, which let the world see the wealthy and strong side of China. She said that what people didn’t see was how Chinese people were suffering. “The military parade is ironic. The CCP uses it [the military] to slaughter Chinese people,” she said.

She asked the international community to pay attention to the human rights violations in China, “It’s everyone’s responsibility to speak up for the victims and let them be heard.”