Blue Island
Blue Island
Blue Island
Synopsis
One risked rushing against raging waves to escape being involved in the Cultural Revolution; one resisted colonialism and was imprisoned due to participating in printing patriotic periodicals; one supported the students' demands for freedom, only to see their dreams and bodies crushed by tank treads. The past is presented in fictional scenes, with today’s activists playing those of yesteryear, as their scarred memories and experiences become more tangled than ever.
Festivals & Awards
2022 Special Jury Prize, TIDF Asian Vision Competition
2022 Grand Prize, TIDF Visionary Award
2022 TIDF Audience Award
2022 Best International Feature, HotDocs
2022 IFF Rotterdam