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Super Citizen Ko (Chinese: 超級大國民; pinyin: Chāojídàguómín; lit. 'superpower citizen') is a 1995 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wan Jen. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Aug 29, 2021 · Selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, “Super Citizen Ko” presents the various consequences of the 38-year period of the White Terror, through the memories of a man who tries to make sense of the present, without being able to forget the past.
Nov 23, 1996 · Super Citizen Ko: Directed by Jen Wan. With Chiu-Yen Chen, I-Chen Ko, Yang Lin, Ming-Ming Su. At an old age, a former political prisoner is determined to find out where his fellow sufferers have laid since their secret execution, while Taiwan embarks on a tumultuous path of democratization.
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- Drama
- Jen Wan
- 1996-11-23
Taiwan New Wave: Blindspots & Obscurities Taiwan at a crossroads The eponymous citizen Ko embodies Taiwan's recent history. He fought in World War II under Japanese colonial rule. He opposed the KMT and Chinese martial law after the war, and he spent almost two decades in prison for it.
Sep 22, 1995 · Overview. At an old age, a former political prisoner is determined to find out where his fellow sufferers have laid since their secret execution, while Taiwan embarks on a tumultuous path of democratization. Wan Jen. Director, Screenplay. Liao Ching-Sung. Screenplay. Wu Nien-jen. Screenplay.
In his an old age a former political prisoner is determined to find out where his fellow sufferers have laid since their secret execution, while Taiwan embarks on a tumultuous path of democratization.
Dipped in melancholy and uncontrollable grief, Super Citizen Ko is Wan Jen's cinematic prayer to the countless political prisoners of Taiwan from the era of White Terror. Immediately after retreating to Taiwan, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) imposed Martial Law.
