This documentary film follows the journey of former student activist and current political staffer Chen Ting-hao after his decision to escape the cynical politicism of Taipei City to the political backwater of Matsu, an island group administered by Taiwan less than a dozen kilometers off the coast of China. The narrative follows Ting-hao as he reflects on how his political idealism fits in with everyday political reality and ponders Taiwan’s complex political landscape, Taiwan’s relations with a meddlesome yet surprisingly indifferent China, and the perspectives of Matsu residents on Taiwan-China affairs.
Directed by Chiang Wei-hua
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Related
The Curse of the Dragon
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
To Kill a Tiger
The Class of ‘92
Fuck
Naqoyqatsi
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Seduced and Abandoned
A Toxic Love Story
I Am Heath Ledger
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Directed by John Ford