Homesick 2000 Meters

Homesick 2000 Meters

董振良Cheng-Liang DONG
1997
  • Taiwan
59min
Colour
  • Video

Homesick 2000 Meters

Synopsis

The city of Xiamen and the island of Jinmen face each other across the Taiwan Straits. Fishermen began to travel between the two locations after Martial Law was lifted in 1987, resulting in intermarriages. Brides from Xiamen have to spend a long journey to Jinmen, even though you can see Jinmen from Xiamen with naked eye. The homesickness of the brides is a fitting analogy of the relationship between Taiwan and mainland.