Heartbreak Island
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Vicki Wei
King Jei-wen
Chang Chin-ju
Tsai Chen-an
Wen Ying
Lin Ju
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Synopsis
A young political activist is driven to desperation after she is released from prison and finds her former lover and mentor happily married and assimilated into the mainstream of the "new" Taiwan. Through flashbacks we see their shared political fervor during the Formosa incident of 1979 at which time he was imprisoned and she turned zealously to terrorist tactics.
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Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner, along with Dang Nhat Minh's "Nostalgia for Countryland" (Vietnam/1995), of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema's NETPAC award at the 1996 Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States May 1995
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 17-28, 1995.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 22 - April 7, 1996.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 24 - February 4, 1996.
Second film for Hsu Hsaio-ming who marked his feature directorial debut with "Dust of Angels" (Taiwan/1992).
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 22 - April 7, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 24 - February 4, 1996.)
Released in United States May 1995 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 17-28, 1995.)
