30 Aug 2019
Turning 18
Two girls in the bloom of youth meet at a vocational training program. Afterwards, their lives move in completely different directions.
Island in Between
A personal, poetic look at the uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.
The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.
Top Billed Cast
Sen-Po Tung Self
Ja-Shin Wu Self
Ya-Ping Hu Self
Qiao-Ling Lin Self
Ying-Lung Chiang Self
Yue-Ling Lai Self
Wun-Siang Cheng Self
Li-Hung Lin Self
Alice Hérait Self
Walid Berrazeg Self
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