Made in Taiwan
Overview of films
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The Boys from Fengkuei
Hou Hsiao-hsien | 99' | Taiwan | None
Naturalistic and nostalgic, the film follows the lives of three teenagers from a fishing village on the Pescadores Islands in western Taiwan. Slowly a -
Dust in the Wind
Hou Hsiao-hsien | 110' | Taiwan | None
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 sw -
Flowers of Taipei – Taiwan New Cinema
109' | Taiwan | None
It is more than 30 years ago that the Taiwan New Cinema movement emerged and flourished, closely related to the changing political climate in Taiwan.… -
Growing Up
Chen Kun-hou | 100' | Taiwan | None
Written and produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Growing Up tells the tale of a recomposed family: a man from the mainland and his native Taiwanese wife.… -
Kuei-mei, a Woman
Chang Yi | 120' | Taiwan | None
After escaping from Communist China, Kuei-mei marries an alcoholic widower with kids. ‘Such is my life’ in its original title, this moving saga spanni -
Run Away
Wang Tung | 115' | Taiwan | None
Kidnapped by a group of bandits and raped by their chief, Dan Zhu slowly develops feelings for the perpetrator. Echoing the social realism of Taiwanes -
The Sandwich Man
Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wan Jen, Zeng Zhuang Xiang | 103' | Taiwan | None
Three poignant shorts reflecting on post-colonial Taiwanese society. Adapted by the great scriptwriter Wu Nian-chen from popular nativist literature o -
The Terrorizers
Edward Yang | 109' | Taiwan | None
Unrelated stories unfold simultaneously in an unfriendly Taipei, involving a photographer, a writer, a doctor and the mysterious ‘White Chick’. Edward