Name: THE MAN FROM ISLAND WEST (1991)
Start: 2022-10-17T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Everyman Edinburgh

THE MAN FROM ISLAND WEST (1991)

Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh

This special retrospective presents Chen Yi-wen’s acting debut and more recent titles, as well as his work as a director.

Everyman Edinburgh

TaiwanFFE 2022

<h2>The Man From Island West
</h2><p>1991 / Taiwan / Drama / UK Premiere / 90 mins / 18+ 
</p><p>Mandarin, Atayal with English subtitles
</p><p>Director: HUANG, Ming-chuan
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</p><p>Contemporary Taiwan. An aboriginal man, Ah-ming, attempts to take his own life but is saved by an old miner. This life-changing moment spurs him to journey back to his origins. Meanwhile, the miner’s son, Ah-Chuan, meets a fugitive prostitute who has returned from the lowlands... Ah-Chuan desperately tries to fit into the mainstream society but those around him seem to have different intentions.</p><h3>About Director</h3><p>HUANG Ming-chuan is a film director based in Taipei who has been celebrated as the “forefather of independent film” in the country. After graduating from the Law School of National Taiwan University, he left for New York where he had established a career in photography.</p><h3>Awards and Film Festivals</h3><p>1991 Hawaii International Film Festival - Excellence in Cinematography Award</p>

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