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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag

2011 · 144 min

A sweeping, somber historical epic that immerses you in a tense, violent struggle for survival and freedom.

Directed by
Wei Te-sheng
Genres
Drama, Action, History
Starring
Nolay Piho, Umin Boya, Masanobu Ando
Tagline
A man rises up to lead his people in a brave and risky struggle for freedom in this epic-scale historical drama.
Overview
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.

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Directed by
Wei Te-sheng
Genres
Drama, Action, History
Starring
Nolay Piho, Umin Boya, Masanobu Ando
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • rebellion
  • survival
  • violence
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, action, history
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Nolay Piho, Umin Boya, Masanobu Ando, Sabu Kawahara, Vivian Hsu, Irene Luo, Landy Wen, Da-Ching
Runtime
144 min
Country
Hong Kong, Netherlands, Taiwan
Languages
Japanese, Mandarin

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