Films from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
Overzicht van films
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1966, my time in the red guards
Wu Wen Guang | 165' | China | -
25 years later: interviews with 5 Ex-Red Guards, among them Tian Zhuangzhuang (director of THE BLUE KITE). -
After separation
Hu Guan | 94' | China | International premiere
Chinese hit. In a romantic comedy, a woman has to choose between love and study abroad. -
All corners of the world
Tsai Ming-liang | 50' | Taiwan | European premiere
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.… -
Beijing Bastards
Zhang Yuan | 95' | China | -
Impressionist portrait of Beijing’s rock generation. Banned in China. Made with aid from the Hubert Bals Fund. -
The blue kite
Tian Zhuangzhuang | 138' | China | -
Banned in China. Story of a woman who loses three husbands. Seen through the eyes of her child against the background of politics in the… -
Bodo
Huang Min-chuan | 82' | Taiwan | European premiere
Charming film about deserter on an island as a microcosm of (feverish) Taiwan. By the maker of THE MAN FROM ISLAND WEST. -
Boys
Tsai Ming-liang | 50' | Taiwan | European premiere
Li Kansheng, the protagonist in Tsai’s Rebels, plays a young delinquent in Boys. He blackmails a little boy from a wealthy middle-class family and forces… -
The Days
Wang Xiaoshuai | 75' | China | -
Impressive début about artist couple in Beijing. Relationship is threatened when she thinks about emigrating. -
Discussions caused by a film’s filming being stopped
Ning Dai | 75' | China | World premiere
Documentary about the Chinese authorities stopping filming by Zhang Yuan (director of MAMA and BEIJING BASTARDS). -
Eighteen
Ho P’ing | 106' | Taiwan | European premiere
Very stylised love story about man who finds himself in a fishing village and never leaves. -
For fun
Ning Ying | 97' | China | -
Old man sets up his own Peking Opera troupe where old people sing and quarrel. Opening film of the festival.