Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)

7.2/10 • 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

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

Wang Bing

Self

Shôzô Ichiyama

Self

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