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Taiwanese actor and director Doze Niu may be able to look back on a career spanning over four decades, but his legacy is ultimately tainted given the charges of sexual assault for which he was sentenced to four years in jail. This is especially tragic as his directorial efforts such as “What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!” and “Monga” had opened a new chapter for Niu, winning awards at international festivals and known by audiences in many countries. “Monga” may just be one of his best works which was selected at the Taiwanese Entry for Best Foreign Language Films at the Oscars 2010, but which also highlights his prowess in visual storytelling and blending drama with action.

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The Wanhua District, also known as Monga, is one of Taipei's many districts. It is also a world of its own, as...

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The Sadness Review — The Sadness (2021) Film Review from the 74th Annual Locarno Film Festival, a movie directed by Rob Jabbaz, and starring Regina Lei, Berant Zhu, Ying-Ru Chen, Tzu-Chiang Wang, Lue-Keng Huang, Wei-Hua Lan, Raif Chu and Emerson Tsai. From Taiwan comes, perhaps, the most violent film ever made. It’s called The [...]

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