Taiwan: start of the Golden Horses festival, a real bulwark against Chinese influence

The thriller “Limbo” is the leader of the nominations at the Golden Horses festival, displaying the Hong Kong flag high during this festival in Taipei.

Here, a scene with actor Gordon Lam.

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In Taiwan, the Golden Horses film festival begins on Saturday, November 19: this festival nicknamed " 

 " has become a real bulwark against censorship and the influence of Beijing, increasingly strong, leaving the big place to films pro-democracy, in particular.

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When you are a Chinese or Hong Kong director, where can you

 ?

In Taiwan, the Golden Horses festival is a real breath of fresh air, which encourages filmmakers to produce films in complete freedom.

Seven films by Hong Kong directors

directors

are taking advantage of this: they are present with seven films for this 59th edition of the festival, and in particular with the thriller

, which is the favorite.

This film on the pro-democracy movement is nominated in the category of best documentary.

Three Chinese films deal with subjects that could not be shown in cinemas in their country of origin.

The short film

makes the voice of the Uyghur minority persecuted by the Middle Empire heard.

Homosexuality is also the theme of the documentary

, and in

, we follow workers suffering from industrial pollution.

Absence of mainstream Chinese films

But for the fourth time in a row, mainstream Chinese films are conspicuous by their absence.

Moreover, most Chinese and Hong Kong stars will not walk the red carpet, for fear of being blacklisted for their supposed support for Taiwan:

.

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