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World Premiere Boluomi

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Family · Education · Urbanization · Road Movie · Adventure · Crime/Violence · Love/Romance · Coming of Age · Women · Capitalism · War · Labor · Psychology · Human Rights

  • CountryTaiwan
  • Production Year2019
  • Running Time109min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
The Malaysian communist party engaged in decades-long armed struggle in the jungle to gain independence. Babies who were born during the war were sent outside the jungle for survival. Boluomi is the father of one of those babies, Yifan, who is also the protagonist of this film. The Taiwanese Malaysian father and son live resent each other, with their secrets and pains of the past buried deep in their hearts. Angry at his father as well as the racial discrimination and inequality he faces in Malaysia, Yifan leaves for Taiwan, the country of his grandparents. In Kaohsiung, he meets Laila, an illegal immigrant from the Philippines. Treated like a stranger even in the country of his ancestors, Yifan sympathizes with Laila and grows closer to her. It is heartbreaking to watch the glum history of Malaysia and the two young people care for each other in a strange land despite their language barrier. Director LAU Kek Huat is himself a Taiwanese Malaysian. His works have consistently delivered messages about his roots. His shorts and documentaries have been well received at previous editions of BIFF, and he returns this year with his first fiction feature. (CHAE Bohyun)
Director
Director
LAU Kek Huat
LAU Kek Huat was born in Malaysia. In 2006, he enrolled in film studies at the National Taiwan University. He has twice won the Best Short Film Award at the Taiwan Golden Harvest Festival, and the Best Director Award in 2009. His latest film Nia’s Door won Best Short Film Award, Sonje Award in Busan International film festival and selected for 38th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Director
Vera CHEN
Vera CHEN, Film Actress, and theatre director from Taiwan. Acting credits include BIFF2015 Sonje Award winner Nia’s Door (2015), Chi: The Method of Breathing (2018), Ten Years Taiwan (2018).
Credit
  • Director
    LAU Kek Huat
    Vera CHEN
  • ProducerShih Ken LIN
  • CastNien-Hsuan WU
    Laila ULAO
    Vera CHEN
  • ScreenplayKek Huat LAU
    Kai-Leong TIAN
  • CinematographyMing-Kuang YEH
  • Production DesignDing-Yang WENG
  • EditorJessica Wan-Yu LIN
  • SoundHsiang-Ling HO
  • MusicHung-Tao LIN
  • Production CompanyHummingbird Production Co.
    Ltd.
    Outland Film Studio
    darllau27@gmail.com
    aken0207@gmail.com
  • World SalesMirror Stage Films
    tsunghansun@gmail.com
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