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Black Tide Island-Ep.01

In 1950, Korean War broke out. It was the democracy against the communism. The international situation was getting worse. Under such circumstances, the 1% elite gathered in Bonfire Island.
In the psychologically and physically meager world, everyone was looking for a reason to live on. Gui, a tenacious college graduate from a Hakka village, Luo You-de, a knowledgeable but social phobic and arrogant physician, Chao-qin, a talented artist without a life goal, Li Mu-xiong, a seemingly brave war doctor with his own trauma, and Zhong Fu-yuan, a physician in jail who spoke up with words, had brought medical care, education, agriculture, engineering and art to Burning Island and developed friendships deeper than a kinship between one another.
Bonfire Island made their lives better while their youth enriched the island.

  • Jim Wang
    Director
  • Phil Tang
    Producer
  • I-li Lo
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Television
  • Runtime:
    54 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    437,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese, Chinese - Min Nan, Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jim Wang

Jim WANG is a Taiwanese director born in 1978. Four years of undergraduate English studies helped develop his keen sensitivity to the relationship between text and symbols, while shooting news documentaries as a student of the Graduate Institute of Journalism at National Taiwan University laid the foundations for his realistic tone. He has worked as an English teacher, a newspaper reporter, and a television editor. After postgraduate studies, he began screenwriting and submitting scripts to PTS Life Story, kicking off a career that has spanned from documentaries to narrative films, from anthology series to drama series, and from idol dramas to feature-length movies. Even now, he still feels like a deserter of the news media system who ended up making movies. However, all his experiences have converged, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, creating an indelible impact on his later creative works. His third directorial work for PTS Life Story, Space Grandma, won Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at the 44th Golden Bell Awards. His feature film debut, Cha Cha for Twins, was nominated for Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best New Performer, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Film Song at the 2012 Golden Horse Awards, and won Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing at the Taipei Film Awards. Sustained by creativity, he never ceases to absorb external nourishment and reflect on the world around him.

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