In Search of a Mixed Identity
Country:
- Taiwan
- DCP
- Human Rights
- Democracy
- History
- Transitional Justice
Synopsis
In Taiwan, at the heart of Tainan City, there is a park and a road named after Thng Tek-chiong, though most local citizens don't know who he is.
Thng Tek-chiong was born in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. His father, a Japanese policeman, died when Thng was eight during an armed confrontation between the locals and the authorities. Following in his father's footsteps, he joined the police force before becoming a lawyer. After World War II, he forgot the lesson taught by his father’s history and died in the February 28 incident, a conflict that erupted amid the transition of political power in Taiwan. As a half-Taiwanese, half-Japanese man, Thng witnessed the injustices of colonization and spent his life searching for the truth of his identity.
The history of the Thng Tek-chiong family not only reflects the confusion and the pursuit of Taiwanese identity throughout the eras but also serves as a cautionary tale for the people living in Taiwan.
Director Statement
In Taiwan, at the heart of Tainan City, there is a park and a road named after Thng Tek-chiong, though most local citizens don't know who he is.
Thng Tek-chiong was born in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. His father, a Japanese policeman, died when Thng was eight during an armed confrontation between the locals and the authorities. Following in his father's footsteps, he joined the police force before becoming a lawyer. After World War II, he forgot the lesson taught by his father’s history and died in the February 28 incident, a conflict that erupted amid the transition of political power in Taiwan. As a half-Taiwanese, half-Japanese man, Thng witnessed the injustices of colonization and spent his life searching for the truth of his identity.
The history of the Thng Tek-chiong family not only reflects the confusion and the pursuit of Taiwanese identity throughout the eras but also serves as a cautionary tale for the people living in Taiwan.
Festivals & Awards
2024 the 18th Five Lakes Film Festival/ Funf Seen Film Festival
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