Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Genres
Overview
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
2014-10-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
7.176
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Self
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Self
Olivier Assayas
Self
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Self
Ai Weiwei
Self
Jia Zhangke
Self
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Self
Shu Kei
Self
Ying Liang
Self
Tian Zhuangzhuang
Self
Tadanobu Asano
Self
Tsai Ming-liang
Self
Lin Hwai-min
Self
Bao Jingjing
Self
Wang Bing
Self
Yang Chao
Self
Jean-Michel Frodon
Self
Shôzô Ichiyama
Self
Liu Xiaodong
Self
Jazmín López
Self
Marco Mueller
Self
Gerardo Naumann
Self
Tony Rayns
Self
Martín Rejtman
Self
Pierre Rissient
Self
Tadao Sato
Self
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