The documentary contains no depiction of LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on political activism by Chinese dissidents in exile.

The documentary contains no identifiable transgender characters or themes, focusing instead on the experiences of Chinese political dissidents in the United States. Their activism against authoritarianism forms the core narrative, with no exploration of gender identity issues.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Dissidents is a documentary that follows three real Chinese dissidents—Juntao Wang, Weiming Chen, and Chunyan Wang—in their activism, portraying them as themselves without altering genders from historical reality.

Dissidents is a documentary that follows real Chinese dissidents in exile, portraying them through interviews and footage without actors or fictional elements, resulting in no race swaps.