The Pigeon Game (2005)

Original title

賽鴿風雲

Directed by

Shen Ko-shang

Genre

documentary film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

47 min

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.

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How it feels

A documentary about high-stakes professional pigeon racing in Taiwan where bets can reach millions of dollars. It follows the people involved in this secretive world over a year and a half of filming.

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What happens

《賽鴿風雲》（英語：The Pigeon Game）為國家地理頻道監製的第一批與台灣有關的紀錄片之一，也是國家地理頻道與前景娛樂（Flash Forward Entertainment）及行政院新聞局合作的《綻放真台灣》（Taiwan to the World）紀錄片系列的第三部紀錄片。2006年第41屆金鐘獎，《賽鴿風雲》獲得電視金鐘獎非戲劇類節目導演（播）獎。 《賽鴿風雲》以平實正面角度，描繪賭金高達千萬美金、一隻鴿子身價達20萬美金的職業賽鴿比賽。因為體裁特殊，由沈可尚執導的該片，已於超過140個國家的無線電視或有線電視頻道播映。 因為職業賽鴿於台灣並不合法，又有賭博跟非法勢力介入的謠傳，《賽鴿風雲》籌拍皆不順利；經過5個月諮詢，才確定紀錄片主角。而這部長達57分鐘的紀錄片，其正式拍攝過程更長達14個月。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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