The voice of the marginalized community
Let us look through cinema at a group of people marginalized by their times, such as the stranded Kuomintang soldiers in Northern Thailand, and the Roma people who lack national protection. While some works focus on individuals, they can represent a collective destiny, including political victim Ko Chi-hwa, Kim Ryon-hui, the woman who vowed to return to her homeland North Korea, and Björn Andrésen, the beautiful boy deprived of his childhood. The unique charm of film lies in its ability to lead us to see sights and human figures we might never encounter in our lifetime.
Author翁煌德翁煌德，臉書粉絲專頁「無影無蹤」經營者，台灣影評人協會常務理事，Cinema at Sea – 沖繩環太平洋國際電影節策展人
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