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The film premiered at the [[73rd Venice International Film Festival|73rd edition]] of the [[Venice Film Festival]] in the Venice Days section, in which it was awarded the Fedeora Award for Best Film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vittoria Scarpa|title=The Venice Days Award goes to The War Show|url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=315245|accessdate=20 October 2016|work=CinEuropa|date=9 September 2016}}</ref> It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="SD">{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/toronto/toronto-unveils-city-to-city-world-cinema-masters-line-ups/5108484.article |title=Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups |accessdate=22 August 2016 |work=ScreenDaily}}</ref>
The film premiered at the [[73rd Venice International Film Festival|73rd edition]] of the [[Venice Film Festival]] in the Venice Days section, in which it was awarded the Fedeora Award for Best Film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vittoria Scarpa|title=The Venice Days Award goes to The War Show|url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=315245|accessdate=20 October 2016|work=CinEuropa|date=9 September 2016}}</ref> It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="SD">{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/toronto/toronto-unveils-city-to-city-world-cinema-masters-line-ups/5108484.article |title=Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups |accessdate=22 August 2016 |work=ScreenDaily}}</ref>


== Plot ==
Young Burmese girl '''Liang-Qin''' ( [[Wu Ke-Xi]] ) smuggled herself in a truck heading for [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]], aiming to pursue a better life, and eventually even go to [[Taiwan]] for better opportunities. In Bangkok she met '''A-Guo''' ( [[Ko Chen-tung]] ), a boy from the same Burmese hometown [[Lashio]], who was less ambitious but pragmatic and had a clash on her.

Due to lacking proper identification Liang was encountering endless difficulties on jobbing and was once even arrested as illegal immigrant by thai authority and fined and had to rely on A-Guo's help. therefore Liang was trying desperately to obtain an identity, whether if it was illegally.

After several failed attempts on the paper and losing money she finally accepted a solution offered by the dealer which required a huge sum of money. in order to collect the amount Liang decided to sacrifice herself into prostitution business. this act had enraged A-Guo, who'd been always supporting her.

Finally A-Guo murdered Liang and committed suicide.
==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Wu Ke-Xi]]
* [[Wu Ke-Xi]]

Revision as of 14:24, 23 June 2017

The Road to Mandalay
Film poster
Directed byMidi Z
Written byMidi Z
StarringKo Chen-tung
Release date
  • 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) (Venice)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesTaiwan
Myanmar
France
Germany
LanguagesSouthwestern Mandarin
Burmese

The Road to Mandalay is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Midi Z.[1]

The film premiered at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days section, in which it was awarded the Fedeora Award for Best Film.[2] It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Young Burmese girl Liang-Qin ( Wu Ke-Xi ) smuggled herself in a truck heading for Bangkok, Thailand, aiming to pursue a better life, and eventually even go to Taiwan for better opportunities. In Bangkok she met A-Guo ( Ko Chen-tung ), a boy from the same Burmese hometown Lashio, who was less ambitious but pragmatic and had a clash on her.

Due to lacking proper identification Liang was encountering endless difficulties on jobbing and was once even arrested as illegal immigrant by thai authority and fined and had to rely on A-Guo's help. therefore Liang was trying desperately to obtain an identity, whether if it was illegally.

After several failed attempts on the paper and losing money she finally accepted a solution offered by the dealer which required a huge sum of money. in order to collect the amount Liang decided to sacrifice herself into prostitution business. this act had enraged A-Guo, who'd been always supporting her.

Finally A-Guo murdered Liang and committed suicide.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Midi Z's 'Road To Mandalay' secures German co-producer". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ Vittoria Scarpa (9 September 2016). "The Venice Days Award goes to The War Show". CinEuropa. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 August 2016.