Super Citizen Ko Explained
| Super Citizen Ko |
| Director: | Wan Jen |
| Starring: | Ko I-chen |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Language: | Taiwanese |
Super Citizen Ko is a 1995 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wan Jen.[1] The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] [3]
Synopsis
After being imprisoned during the White Terror for over 30 years between the 1950s and the 1990s, Ko is released and searches for his best friend Chen, a fellow political prisoner who, unbeknownst to Ko, was executed. As he learns more about what happened to Chen, he also discovers more about himself as he visits his former associates, manages his relationship with his daughter, and his idealistic nature clashes with the period's political corruption.[4] [5]
Cast
- as Chen Cheng-l
- Lin Yang as Ko L-Sheng
- Sean Su
- Ming-Ming Sue as Ko Hsu-Chin
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Super Citizen Ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309101435/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/135615/Super-Citizen-Ko/overview . dead . 9 March 2016 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Sandra Brennan . 2016 . 4 October 2015 .
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Web site: 41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations . 4 October 2015 . FilmFestivals.com . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407001102/http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm . 7 April 2012 .
- Web site: 2023-11-27. Super Citizen Ko. Unspoken Taiwan. Indiana University Bloomington.
- Web site: Derek. Elley. 2023-11-27. Super Citizen Ko. Variety. 13 November 1995.
