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The Man Who Couldn't Leave

2022 35 minutes
70/100

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Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive.

Released

31st August 2022

2 years ago

Runtime

35 minutes

Finishes at 1:47am

Ratings and awards

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    7/10

  • FilmFlow Logo

    70%

Artwork for The Man Who Couldn't Leave

Directed by

Singing Chen

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Written by

Yi-an Lou, Singing Chen, Lin Hsin-I

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Artwork for The Man Who Couldn't Leave