
Island in Between
The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.
Genre: Documentary
Director: S. Leo Chiang
Actors: Alice Hérait, Ja-Shin Wu, Li-Hung Lin, Qiao-Ling Lin, Sen-Po Tung, Walid Berrazeg, Wun-Siang Cheng, Ya-Ping Hu, Ying-Lung Chiang, Yue-Ling Lai
Country: Taiwan
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