Super Citizen Ko

Arrested as a young man for taking part in a reading group, Hsu Yi-sheng broke under torture and named a friend, who was executed. After his release he carried the guilt, shutting himself away in a nursing home for more than a decade.

One day he decides to go out and look for his friend’s grave, wanting to say sorry before he dies. What he finds along the way is not only the residue of the White Terror but the Taiwan that emerged after martial law.

A 1994 film by Wan Jen, part of his “Super” trilogy. Winner of Best Leading Actor (Lin Yang) and Best Original Film Score at the 32nd Golden Horse Awards.

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