Warriors of the Rainbow
(2011)
Regisseur:
Te-Sheng WeiSchauspieler:
Masanobu Andô, Vivian Hsu, Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Michio Hayashida, Chie TanakaIm frühen 20. Jahrhundert ächzen die indigenen Ureinwohner von Taiwan wie so viele Asiaten unter der Knute der japanischen Besatzung. Weil sie aber stolze Kopfjäger und große Krieger sind und die Japaner es in der Regel an diplomatischen Geschick fehlen lassen, gelingt es 1930 dem Häuptling Mouna Rudo, einige der rivalisierenden Stämme zu einen und zum Aufstand gegen die Kolonialherren zu mobilisieren. Ihr Angriff auf ein japanisches Sportfest ist ein voller Erfolg. Doch die Japaner schlagen mit aller Härte zurück.
Bildgewaltige Aufarbeitung einer weniger bekannten Episode des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Im bislang teuersten taiwanesischen Film aller Zeiten - der ohne rotchinesische Gelder produziert wurde - tritt Action-Altmeister John Woo ("Mission: Impossible 2") als ausführender Produzent in Erscheinung. Ihm oblag es zudem, aus dem viereinhalbstündigen Opus eine kürzere "internationale Version" zu montieren, die in Venedig Premiere hatte. Effektvolles, spannendes Kampfepos, erste Wahl für Asia-Fans.
Mouna Rudo was born and raised among the Seediq people, an indigenous tribe in Taiwan, and as he grew to be a man he became a member of the Seediq Bale, a courageous band of native warriors. However, Rudo's way of life is threatened under the yoke of occupying forces from Japan, who took over the nation in 1895. As Rudo sees the traditions and honor of his people stripped away, he realizes the time has come to fight back, and in 1930 he brings together a group of former Seediq Bale soldiers, many of whom have been reduced to infighting, and molds them into a revolutionary army. Rudo and his comrades make their stand when they confront Japanese occupation troops at a youth athletic event, leading to a violent confrontation between the Seediq forces and their oppressors. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
Mouna Rudo was born and raised among the Seediq people, an indigenous tribe in Taiwan, and as he grew to be a man he became a member of the Seediq Bale, a courageous band of native warriors. However, Rudo's way of life is threatened under the yoke of occupying forces from Japan, who took over the nation in 1895. As Rudo sees the traditions and honor of his people stripped away, he realizes the time has come to fight back, and in 1930 he brings together a group of former Seediq Bale soldiers, many of whom have been reduced to infighting, and molds them into a revolutionary army. Rudo and his comrades make their stand when they confront Japanese occupation troops at a youth athletic event, leading to a violent confrontation between the Seediq forces and their oppressors. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
