Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)

7.1/10 • 109 min • Documentary

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.

Cast

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Olivier Assayas

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Ai Weiwei

Jia Zhangke

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Shu Kei

Ying Liang

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Tadanobu Asano

Tsai Ming-liang

Lin Hwai-min

Wang Bing

Self

Shôzô Ichiyama

Self

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