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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Untold Herstory

    Compelling story of the female political prisoners who sought justice during the oppressive White Terror era.
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  • DEMIGOD: The Legend Begins

    Swaggering swordsmen, intriguing overlords and fluffy daemons in an animated wuxia epic starring glove puppets.
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  • Romance at Lung Shan Temple

    A key work of Taiwanese cinema, this cheerful musical comedy was deemed subversive for promoting multicultural tolerance.
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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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  • 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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  • Eighteen

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

    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…
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