Hill of No Return (1992)
- Original title
- 無言的山丘
- Directed by
- Wang Toon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 2h 55m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Taiwanese film is set during the Japanese colonial period and shows the harsh life of Taiwanese people. It follows characters working in a mining town and focuses on their daily struggles and humiliation. The story is part of a director's trilogy about Taiwan's modern history.
slow-burnmelancholicbleakhistoricalemotionalgroundedearnestvisually lush
What happens
『無言の丘』（むごんのおか、原題：無言的山丘、英題：Hill of No Return）は、王童（ワン・トン）監督による台湾映画。日本統治時代における台湾人の屈辱的な生活を描写した作品。台湾の現代史を通じて台湾人の境遇を細やかに描き、『村と爆弾』、『バナナ・パラダイス』とともに王童監督の「台湾現代三部作」の3作目として位置づけられている。 本作品の撮影が行われた金瓜石の鉱山跡では、往時の盛況が再現されたほか、鉱山の遺跡と四季の景色を楽しみに国外からの観光客が訪れるようになった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Aground (2017)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.