State Organs Exposes Beijing’s Organ Harvesting Crimes: “The Crime of the 21st Century”

(Minghui.org) A new documentary is stunning audiences worldwide with its exposure of a chilling crime taking place in China.

“Everyone should watch it, support people who suffered, spread the facts and increase awareness,” said Jane Grevtseva, a Hills Shire Councilor (Australia), after watching the documentary film State Organs.

“This is the crime of the 21st century, and is also one of the most heinous crimes on this planet. There are many horrible things happening in the 20th century, but I can’t imagine any state-level violence in any country comparable to this one,” said Tony Brunt, former City Councilor for the Wellington City Council in New Zealand.

Sho Nobushi, Japanese movie director, praised the film, “The very convincing part of it is that those who participated in the surgeries – the doctors and former soldiers – spoke up as witnesses. To be able to make these people come forward and speak is in my view the biggest achievement of this work.”

State Organs has been awarded 42 international accolades and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 97th Academy Awards.

The story takes place 20 years ago and is about two young Falun Gong practitioners who went missing after they were arrested for not renouncing their faith. It details how their families uncovered a large-scale covert crime carried out by the Chinese government: harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.

It took seven years to produce the film. Through in-depth interviews with multiple victims, their families, and witnesses, the brutalities of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) slaughtering of prisoners of conscience for their organs shocked many people. After watching the film, viewers voiced their sympathy and respect for Falun Gong practitioners’ courage and kindness.

City Council Member: Australia: Should Take Action

Jane Grevtseva, member of The Hills Shire Council in Australia watched the film in Castle Hill on June 11, 2025. She recommend everyone to, “Watch it. Support people who suffered, spread the facts and increase awareness.”

Councilor Jane Grevtseva of The Hills Shire, Australia

Councilor Grevtseva is originally from the former Soviet Union, so she said she’s familiar with the totalitarian rule depicted in the film. She thinks the Australian government and people should not remain silent about the 26-year-long persecution of Falun Gong in China and the CCP’s forced organ harvesting. “That something like this can happen in this world is absolutely horrifying,” she said, “We should work together and take action.”

Ms. Grevtseva said the documentary raised the public’s awareness of the CCP’s crime of organ harvesting, and should provoke ethics reviews on intentional medical collaborations and their sources of organs. She believed that Australia should take the initiative to form a committee to review projects with Chinese medical institutes, especially the collaborations that involve organ transplants. “Every contract should ask the question: where do the organs come from? Are they obtained ethically?” she said.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Falun Gong Protection Act in May 2025 to sanction Chinese officials involved in live organ harvesting, banning entry and freezing their assets. Grevtseva said that the Australian government should do the same and push for similar legislation and sanctions. “This is a very good method. Sanctions don’t always work but it’s a very good first step,” she said. “It will bring results.”

Former Member of New Zealand City Council: End the Violent Crime of Organ Harvesting

Tony Brunt, former City Councilor, Wellington City Council, New Zealand

Tony Brunt, former City Councilor for the Wellington City Council in New Zealand watched State Organs on August 21, 2025 at Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket, Auckland. He was shocked by the ongoing violence documented in the film. Even though he previously read about the issue, the movie still had a strong emotional impact. “This is the crime of the 21st century, and is also one of the most heinous crimes on this planet. There are many horrible things happening in the 21st century, but I can’t imagine any state-level violence in any country comparable to this one,” he said.

The most impressive part of the film for Brunt was about an elderly man who spent years looking for his missing daughter. “The story is wrenching. He spent years seeking help from various government offices, and enduring the pressure. This scenario happened countless times across China—tens of thousands of people are looking for their loved ones. I can’t imagine their enormous pain and suffering,” he said.

Brunt said that for years he’s tried to persuade the New Zealand government to stop its citizens from traveling to China to receive organ transplants. “We must join multilateral international efforts to pressure the Chinese government to end this atrocity,” he said.

Brunt has been a long-time supporter of Falun Gong practitioners’ efforts to expose the ongoing persecution in China, “Like [it was] said in the movie, one day we have to think about what we have done to end the violence. I am glad to have participated and done my best, even if it only makes a small contribution.”

Japanese Movie Director Praises State Organs

Sho Nobushi, Japanese movie director

Sho Nobushi, Japanese movie director, watched the documentary on June 28, 2025 at Omiya City, Saitama, Japan. Nobushi was indignant about the atrocity and called on the international community to pay attention to this severe violation of human rights.

“Dawn will definitely arrive. What happens in China now is worse that what the Nazis did. This absurd reality cannot last forever. I hope that we don’t lose hope. However, the world must think about how to end it. This movie itself is a very precious work. While watching it today, I kept thinking whether there is something I could do,” he said.

Nobushi had a high opinion on the movie’s approach in presenting a difficult topic. He said, “It’s very well done. There are scenes taken from where the story actually took place, as well as scenes recreated for the now-inaccessible areas. The scene of the kidnapping was probably recreated in Canada based on the family’s testimony. The presentation of the details in the movie is very smart. The very convincing part of it is that those who participated in the surgeries – the doctors and former soldiers – spoke up as witnesses. To be able to make these people come forward and speak is in my view the biggest achievement of this work.

“The virtues of mankind are timeless and beyond ethnicity. Compassion is compassion, and will remain the same for eternity,” Nobushi said in reference to Falun Gong’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.

Painter in Slovakia: Should Raise More Awareness

Daniel Szalai is a painter and university lecturer.

Daniel Szalai, a painter and university lecturer, watched the film at the Palace Cinema in Nitra, Slovakia on August 26, 2025. He was impressed by how much evidence the production team gathered for the movie. “It made me realize the importance of having reliable first-hand information,” he said.

“We should raise more awareness on this issue, and hold more activities to expose these crimes. What happened in the concentration camps is cruel and horrific. When everyone works together, we’ll have an impact.

He added, “Thank you for making the movie.”

Nurse: Do Something to Stop the Tragedy

Seipepa Semi

Seipepa Semi is a nurse who worked in the dialysis department of a hospital in Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand. She watched the movie on August 21, 2025 at Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket. It was the first time she’d heard about live organ harvesting, and she said it saddened her. Ms. Semi shared that she wanted to, “Do something to stop the tragedy,” and those who participated in organ harvesting “Are extremely evil and cruel.

“Doctors are supposed to save people like they vowed to, but they didn’t.”

Being a medical professional, Ms. Semi talked about kidney transplants. “We prepare lists of patients who needed kidney transplants, including the dialysis patients. It usually takes years for them to have a chance for a transplant surgery. Some were lucky to get one, while others died waiting. The lists are long, and so is the waiting time.

“When they said in the movie that it takes one to two weeks to have a matching kidney, I couldn’t believe what I heard. When someone called about the availability of the organs, the answer was always ‘Yes.’ In my heart, I kept shouting ‘there is definitely something wrong.’

“I believe that the crime will be exposed one day. Nothing can hide forever. The truth will surface, and the light will dissipate darkness,” Ms. Semi said, in tears.

Doctor Mária Prablesková and her daughter Júlia

Dr. Mária Prablesková already knew about the persecution of Falun Gong from another event, but the movie experience was still, “Very strong” for her. She and her daughter Júlia watched State Organs on August 26, 2025 at the Palace Cinema in Nitra, Slovakia. “It’s depressing that people can do such terrible things,” she said.

She also wanted to know what was being done around the world to inform the public about these crimes and what the results were.