Formosa Betrayed (2009)

Directed by

Adam Kane

Genre

political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An FBI agent investigates the murder of a Taiwanese professor in Chicago. The case leads him to Taiwan, where he uncovers a larger conspiracy behind the killing.

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What happens

Formosa Betrayed is a 2009 American political thriller film directed by Adam Kane, written by Charlie Stratton, Yann Samuell, Brian Askew and Nathaniel Goodman, with a story by Will Tiao and Katie Swain and starring James Van Der Beek. Set in Chicago and Taiwan in the 1980s, the story follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent investigating the murder of a Taiwanese professor at a Midwestern college. The search for the killers takes the agent to Taiwan, where he discovers there is more involved in this murder than he ever anticipated. Although Formosa Betrayed has been regarded as a "pan-green movie," its writers say they did not take sides over the Pan-Blue/Pan-Green political divide. Formosa Betrayed opened in four cities the weekend of February 28, 2010: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area. Eventually, it was released in 20-25 cities across North America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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