The Road to Mandalay (2016 film)
| The Road to Mandalay | |
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| Directed by | Midi Z |
| Written by | Midi Z |
| Starring | Ko Chen-tung |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Countries | Taiwan Myanmar France Germany |
| Languages | Southwestern 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
- ^ "Midi Z's 'Road To Mandalay' secures German co-producer". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Vittoria Scarpa (9 September 2016). "The Venice Days Award goes to The War Show". CinEuropa. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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