The more I read about Wei Te Sheng's two-part epic SEEDIQ BALE, the more excited I am to see it. Purported to be the most expensive production in the history of Taiwanese Cinema, the story of the 1930 struggle by the indigenous aborigines to defend their homeland from the might of the Japanese military looks to be cinematic gold. The film will have its World Premiere at this year's Venice International Film Festival, although reports are unclear over whether or not both parts will be screening - but I guess we should assume that will be the case. The film will then open in its native Taiwan on 9/9 and 9/30 respectively, and hopefully will head to Hong Kong and China soon after. The new trailer is now out and it gives a much better indication of the individuals characters upon which the story will be based and particularly the conflicting emotions of one young aborigine who finds himself part of the Japanese war machine and faced with the unenviable task of policing his own people. The production values, cinematography and performances are all looking pretty great at this stage - let's hope this proves to be the hugely entertaining epic it is promising to be. [video=youtube;EqDpO-ChZik]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqDpO-ChZik[/video] Cred: Twitchfilm
