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World Premiere The Missing

New Currents

Family · Social Criticism · Suspense/Mystery

  • CountryTaiwan
  • Production Year2003
  • Running Time82min
  • Format35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
In many Taiwanese films, Taipei has been described as a gloomy city. The Missing is another Taiwanese film to describe this city as a dystopia. Instead of a complicated narrative, the film describes a picture of dystopia through images of Taipei with a simple story between two people; one looking for a grandson, and the other seeking a grandfather. A grandmother looks for her grandson and a teenager looks for his old grandfather in a park which hasn′t officially opened. The new park is surrounded by steel walls that give the strange impression of being a barrier in people′s relationships. Therefore, a park, the area meant to be a resting place, turns into a maze-like, unstable space. A space where people are unable to meet, even though the missing are nearby. A park in Taipei becomes a manifestation of ′severance′. Through this story of ′not being able to see′, the director Lee Kang-sheng talks about destroyed relationships of Taiwan. Every family member is hiding in his own space; the space isolated from communication. Lee also shows how the main characters′ familiar surrounding ssuddenly become unfamiliar through long takes. As a result, the main characters′ confusion is palpable to the audience. Lee Kang-sheng deals with a theme that is not easy for a new director with a unique style, and also with considerable patience and tenacity. (Kim Ji-seok)
Director
Director
LEE Kang Sheng
LEE Kang-Sheng is a critically-acclaimed and internationally renowned actor whose long-term working relationship with director TSAI Ming-Liang inspired him to make his directorial debut with the feature film The Missing (2003), which won the New Currents Award at the Pusan International Film Festival and the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Help Me Eros is his sophomore film.
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  • Director
    LEE Kang Sheng
  • ProducerLiang Hung-Chih
  • CastLu Yi-chih
  • ScreenplayLee Kang-sheng
  • CinematographyLiao Pen-Jung
  • Production DesignLu Li-chin
  • EditorChen sheng-ching
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