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Jan 17, 2019 · Ten Years Taiwan: Directed by Pei-Ju Hsieh, Kek Huat Lau, Po-shun Lu, Lekal Sumi, Rina B. Tsou. With Helena Hsu, Yi-ching Lu, Yu-Chieh Cheng, Vera Chen. What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take answering this question.
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- Drama
- Pei-Ju Hsieh, Kek Huat Lau, Po-shun Lu
- 2019-01-17
- A “None China” Policy
- From Fractured Minds to Stark Reality
- Kiddies and Kitties
- Diversity, Dystopia, and Hope
Given Ten Years Taiwan belongs to a franchise spawned by the renowned 2015 Hong Kong anthology Ten Years, I was initially surprised, and slightly disappointed, that it contained absolutely no references to Beijing’s designs over Taiwan. The original Ten Years held nothing back in skewering Beijing’s influence over Hong Kong, offering obvious allusi...
To this end, the anthology kicks off with “The Can of Anido” — an abstract short that reflects the fractured psyche of a Yami (Tao) aboriginal man living on Orchid Island, off Taiwan’s southeastern coast. As a storm looms, the man experiences traumatic visions of nuclear waste barrels washing up on the island’s shores. This trauma has basis in real...
Next comes Ten Years Taiwan‘s most amusing, least abstract, and least depressing short: “A Making Of.” The short opens on the set of a dumpling commercial, in which the client wants to recreate a Lunar New Year family reunion. There’s just one problem: because of Taiwan’s extremely low birth rate, they can’t find a baby to round out an idyllic fami...
Yes, Ten Years Taiwan doesn’t talk about China. However, this approach likely makes Ten Years Taiwan far more appealing to Taiwanese audiences, who seemed to eschew cross-strait relations for local concerns in recent elections. Furthermore, Ten Years Taiwanopens the possibility for international audiences to gain a more nuanced view of Taiwan beyon...
Synopsis Five Taiwanese directors offer their own opinions while answering the question: "What will our lives be like 10 years from now?" Director Pei-Ju Hseih , Kek Huat Lau , Po-shun Lu ,...
- Yi-Ching Lu, Zhen-Pan Chin
- Drama
Jul 13, 2018 · 108 minutes. Asia. international. Five young filmmakers tackle the fallout of nuclear power, the abuse of migrant labor and the suffering of the rural poor in the pormanteau 'Ten Years Taiwan.
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- 108 min
2019 • 108 minutes. Eligible. info Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn More. About this movie. arrow_forward. What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and...
