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Three Tears in Borneo EP1

A-yuan is accused to be the perpetrator of dozens of prisoners of war of the Allies in the war criminal’s court.
A-yuan and his brothers come from Taiwan and work as POW monitors in Borneo. One day, the Japanese army captivated the consul of Republic of China and his family. As A-yuan understands their language, he feels compassionate towards the consul’s wife, so he secretly gives her some food. Rong-hui finds this out and takes A-yuan and the consul away from the campsite to open up new routes elsewhere.
Since the local residents offer food, A-yuan agrees to let the POWs eat. However, Rong-hui catches the consul passing the intelligence through food, which exposes the location of the campsite.
They return to the campsite which is bombarded by the Allies. The commander orders a retreat and requests to execute the POWs. As the consul’s wife is unwilling to live, A-yuan pushes the trigger in tears.
By the end of WWII, no one is willing to defend A-yuan who is in an awkward position. Both the Allies and the Japanese claim to be forced into the war. A-yuan feels absurd: If no one wanted to kill, what was all that for?

  • CHIEH-HENG SUN
    Director
  • YU-FEN TSAI
    Writer
  • INCH LIN
    Producer
  • PHIL TANG
    Producer
  • CHIEH-HENG SUN
    Producer
  • HAN WU
    Key Cast
    "Shinkai Shion"
  • GUAN-ZHI HUANG
    Key Cast
    "Shinkai Akira"
  • YU-CHENG JHU
    Key Cast
    "Shinkai Kitoku"
  • Public Television Service Taiwan
    Distributor
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    War, Period Drama, History, Drama
  • Runtime:
    53 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    455,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese - Min Nan
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - CHIEH-HENG SUN

With a Bachelor of History and a Master of Politics, he went to New York for further film production studies after graduation, hoping to put the unseen persons and things of the world on view.

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Director Statement

WWII is a painful memory shared by mankind. Many of its stories narrate the strategies, battles, and results from different camps of the war, but we want to re-examine it from the perspective of common people.
Like other Asian countries, Taiwan had its unique experience of WWII. We belonged to the Emperor of Japan during the war and became parts of the Allies afterward. The awkward identity conversion left us with different stories.
Through this movie that outlines the different facets of the Taiwanese people facing the war, trials, recognition, and survivals, it offers war remarks for this period.