The Embarrassment of Returning Home

The 1987 lifting of martial law covered Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, but Kinmen and Matzu still remain under the law. The film reveals how only still cameras are allowed in Kinmen, while in Taiwan marches demonstrating love for Kinmen and Matzu are recorded with motion picture equipment. Director Cheng-Liang DONG narrates in the first person, and while viewing the shots the audience listens to his soliloquy. As we look back, we see that the Kinmen drama is never-ending.