Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan, 2011)

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011)

February 15, 2014 - 7:00 pm

Los Angeles premiere of original extended version!

“Spectacular rain forest combat scenes are non-stop in an authentic-feeling actioner recounting an aborigine rebellion in 1930s Taiwan” –Hollywood Reporter

Please note early start time.

Part I: Sun Flag

Directed by Wei Te-sheng

Taiwan’s highest-grossing domestic film ever tells of the indigenous Seediq people, split into rival clans, who must find a way to overcome history and fight as one people against occupying Japan, during that nation’s colonial rule. Mona Rudao, one of the Seediq clan chiefs, finally launches an armed rebellion at Wushe in 1930. Based on a true story and richly detailed.

Producer: John Woo, Terence Chang, Huang Chih-ming. Screenwriter: Wei Te-sheng. Cinematographer: Chin Ting-chang. Editor: Chen Po-wen, Milk Su. Cast: Lin Ching-tai, Umin Boya, Masanobu Andô.

Digital video, color, in Seediq, Japanese and Taiwanese with English subtitles, 144 min.

Part II: Rainbow Bridge

Directed by Wei Te-sheng

After the initial uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces an unwinnable guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese plus fierce rival Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight not just for their lives but for their dignity and honor—so that they can truly be “Seediq Bale” or “real men.”

Producer: John Woo, Terence Chang, Jimmy Huang. Screenwriter: Wei Te-sheng. Cinematographer: Chin Ting-chang. Editor: Chen Po-wen, Milk Su. Cast: Lin Ching-tai, Umin Boya, Masanobu Andô.

Digital video, color, Seediq, Japanese and Taiwanese with English subtitles, 131 min.

Please note early start time. Part 2 wil also be presented a second time, as a matinee on February 22. Tickets purchased for tonight’s program will be honored at the February 22 matinee screening.

Part of:

What Time Is It There? Taiwan as Crossroads

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