The Puppetmaster (1993)
In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joins a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan’s leading puppeteers.
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Actors: Fue Choung Cheng, Li Tian-Lu, Lim Giong, Ming Hwa Bai, Tsai Chen-Nan, Yang Li-yin
Straight Shooter (1999)
After his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire “Straight Shooter” alias Volker Bretz threatens those who financed, built, favoured and now work the nuclear power plant Atar II…
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940’s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish — just…
Escape and Evasion (2019)
After his men are killed in Burma, a lone soldier returns home in search of solace. Hiding a dark secret and confronted by an unrelenting journalist, he’s forced to face…
Sleeping Man (1996)
Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji’s slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.