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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Faraway My Shadow Wandered

    Dance, film and photography give voice to repressed feelings in this soul-stirring hybrid documentary set in Anamizu, Japan.
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  • As We Like It

    Energetic, colourful reworking of Shakespeare’s love story, in which the lovebirds are now played by women. Set in the bustling metropolis of Ta
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  • The Women’s Revenge

    In a dynamic re-enactment of 1980s Taiwanese sexploitation films, five women go on a vengeful rampage in the fog-filled night.
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  • Dragon Inn

    Not available on Festival Scope Pro
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  • When the Wind Rises

    A lone activist’s struggle against the local oil refinery plunges a village community into doubt.
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  • Who’ll Stop the Rain

    Queer romance, political contestation and creativity in Taiwan drive Su I-hsuan’s stirring debut feature.
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  • Emperor’s Adventures in Hsi Hu

    Glove puppet cinema history at its enchanting finest.
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  • All corners of the world

    Before Tsai acquired international recognition with Rebels of the Neon God he made television films, of which the best two are being screened in Rotterdam.…
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  • The puppetmaster

    Hou’s sublime film is the story of the puppeteer Li from the Japanese occupation of Taiwan up to the US bombardment during liberation.
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  • Eighteen

    Very stylised love story about man who finds himself in a fishing village and never leaves.
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