Free market capitalism has not only effected the flow of capital but also the global migration of labor. Laborers cross national borders to “developed” or “developing” countries and take on low-paying job in the service sector. The growing number of international laborers and new immigrants, usually of various nations and ethnicity, has now begun to have certain impact on the host society. For example, in Taiwan, the lure if high income might subject them to the employer’s exploitations. And policy makers and employers rarely take into account their sense of displacement.
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Hsu Hsiao-ming Director
First release September 11, 1997 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 望鄉
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Taiwan
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Original title
望鄉
Original language
Chinese
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 15, 1998 · Berlin International Film Festival
Japan
October 1, 1997 · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Singapore
April 26, 1998 · Singapore International Film Festival
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