Stay updated with breaking news from Herb Hsu. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) A film about female political prisoners held on a volcanic islet off Taiwan's eastern coast during martial law in the 1950s will hit the big screen across the nation on Oct. 28, its producer said Friday.
A crowdfunding campaign was on Thursday launched to help finish a movie about three women incarcerated on Green Island, the first Taiwanese film to address female political prisoners during the Martial Law era. <i>Untold Herstory</i>, which has finished principal photography, focuses on three fictional women incarcerated on Green Island in the 1950s. It is adapted from Tsao Chin-jung’s (曹欽榮) <i>Bonfire Island: Untold Herstory</i>, a collection of interviews with women who had been imprisoned on the island. The filmmakers hope to raise NT$10 million (US$334,024) ...
Taipei, July 28 (CNA) An online crowdfunding campaign kicked off Thursday for a movie that details the fictional stories of three women incarcerated on Green Island, the first Taiwanese motion picture to explore the subject of female political prisoners during the martial law era.