Taiwan Film by women directors
Vienna Center of Taiwan Studies (VCTS) will host two screenings on the weekend of 10 and 11 January
The boar King (2014 Taiwan, 102min)
During a disastrous typhoon, Cho loses her husband, Ying. Their Hotel can now barely survive as the source of their spa, the Boar Hot Spring is buried by a landslide. Yet as their fellow villagers desperately sell off their land and move out, they receive invitation cards from the decreased Ying. Is Ying really dead? Can the buried spring find another way out? Cho tries to find the answer to Ying's secrets through the DV tapes that Ying left behind. By way of this journey she waves goodbye to the past and find the new direction for her life.
Cast and Crew
Director : Chen-Ti Kuo
Writer : Chen-Ti Kuo, Tze-Wen Cheng
Cinematography : Bodo Zheng
Cast : Yi-Ching Lu, Chen-Nan Tsai, Soda Voyu, I-Ting Wu
Music : Cincin Lee
Editing : Tze-Wen Cheng
Event is free and open to all attendees but please register before Jan 9th 2025
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