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Heartbreak Island

In Taiwan, a young woman, Lin-Lang, is released from prison after serving ten years for terrorist activity. She had turned to bomb making in grief after her mentor and lover, An Rong, who was also her university professor, was arrested for political activity and, she presumed, executed. In prison, she learns Rong is alive, and she maintains her spirits and sanity for the years in her cell by holding imaginary conversations with him. When she is released, she discovers he is married, has a child, and lives conventionally. She finds him; he's not happy to see her. How she reacts to losing the center of her life becomes the subject of the film.

Top Cast

  • Vicky Wei

    Vicky Wei

    Chen Lin-Lang

  • King Jieh-wen

    King Jieh-wen

    Wang Rong

  • Tsai Chen-nan

    Tsai Chen-nan

    Jin Guang

  • Cheung Jing-Yue

    Cheung Jing-Yue

    An-An, Wang's Wife

  • Wen Ying

    Wen Ying

    Wang's Mother

  • Chyi Chin

    Chyi Chin

  • Cindy Mong

    Cindy Mong

Overview

In Taiwan, a young woman, Lin-Lang, is released from prison after serving ten years for terrorist activity. She had turned to bomb making in grief after her mentor and lover, An Rong, who was also her university professor, was arrested for political activity and, she presumed, executed. In prison, she learns Rong is alive, and she maintains her spirits and sanity for the years in her cell by holding imaginary conversations with him. When she is released, she discovers he is married, has a child, and lives conventionally. She finds him; he's not happy to see her. How she reacts to losing the center of her life becomes the subject of the film.

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