Heartbreak Island

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 23, 1995

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Taiwan

Cast

Jieh-Wen King,Wen Ying,Tsai Chen-Nan,Chyi Chin,Cheung Jing-Yue,Vicky Wei,Cindy Mong

Director

Hsu Hsiao-Ming

Writer

Cheng Kuo,Chiang Shui-Chung

Producer

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cinematography

Yang Wei-han

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0114217