Movie

Strawman

1987 · 96 min

A wry, gentle comedy of rural hardship under colonial rule, balancing absurdity and quiet melancholy as a family endures.

Overview: In 1940s Taiwan, during the last days of Japanese rule, an impoverished farming village is less concerned with colonial politics than with feeding their families. One day, an American bomb falls onto a field, where it lies unexploded.
How it feels: Satirical, warm, melancholic and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, class, colonialism
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
class
colonialism
war
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none