Formosa Dream, Disrupted
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After a devastating earthquake, mudslides forced 20 families to move out of their homes in the Chingshui village of Chungliao township in central Taiwan. Seeking a new place to rebuild their lost homes, the residents found a piece of state-owned land at the foot of a mountain. But using state-owned ...(Read more)
After a devastating earthquake, mudslides forced 20 families to move out of their homes in the Chingshui village of Chungliao township in central Taiwan. Seeking a new place to rebuild their lost homes, the residents found a piece of state-owned land at the foot of a mountain. But using state-owned land to accommodate earthquake victims was unprecedented. With outside assistance, and after two years of effort, the residents finally made a breakthrough in gaining the rights to lease the land and were ready to rebuild their homes. However, when the county government interfered and took over the construction project, the residents' dream of having their new homes disappeared overnight.
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 寶島曼波 |
| Year： | 2007 |
| Director： | HUANG Shu-Mei |
| Duration： | 145min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Documentary |
| Theme： | The Environment |
| Color： | Color |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Stereo |
| Language： | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
| Subtitle： | English |
| Producer： | HUANG Shu-Mei |
Camera： |
LIN Li-Hsiang, YANG Chung-Min, WANG Bao-Lian, HUANG Shu-Mei |
| Editor： | YANG Kai-Yen |
| Music： | WANG Jun-Jie |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore |
| Royalty period： | 2015-2017 |
| Licensing contact： | This license for non-profit screenings has expired in 2017. Email: shumeiister@gmail.com |
| Festival list： | 2007 Taipei Film Awards, Special Mention (Documentary), Audience Choice Award 2007 South Taiwan Film Festival, Grand Prize 2008 Taiwan International Documentary Festival |
