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The Terrorizers
Unrelated stories unfold simultaneously in an unfriendly Taipei, involving a photographer, a writer, a doctor and the mysterious ‘White Chick’. EdwardPublished on: -
Wo xin ren shih de peng yo
Penetrating documentary about AIDS, a sickness that is spreading like wild fire in its maker’s home country.Published on: -
The Sandwich Man
Three poignant shorts reflecting on post-colonial Taiwanese society. Adapted by the great scriptwriter Wu Nian-chen from popular nativist literature oPublished on: -
Jade Miners
A fascinating documentary, shot in the mountainous north of Burma. No filmmaker is welcome there, because, against the background of a civil war, thePublished on: -
Dust in the Wind
Based on the personal experience of scriptwriter Wu Nian-chen and shot in a picturesque mountain town, this sensitive tale of Wan and his childhood swPublished on: -
Millennium Mambo
Brilliant and original film-making with the more than sexy Shu Qi in the lead. Kaleidoscope of lives, loves and business deals, of techno, drugs and…Published on: -
Taipei Story
Taipei Story portrays the hectic and labyrinthine capital of Taiwan from the inside. Against the background of contemporary city life, the decay of traditional family…Published on: -
Shaonian Ye, An La!
Two 17-year-old youths are more or less part of the criminal subculture of a Taiwanese provincial city. Rash as they are, the two become more…Published on: -
5f-2
Exercise in comedic genre filming. A script writer has erotic fantasies. With a lead role for a rubber ducky.Published on: -
After Dark
The filmmaker’s muse, Hannah Lin, as an almost blind masseuse. Why doesn’t she want to be cured? What is so comforting about the dark?Published on: