A-Te used to be a social movement fanatic. But after suffering the pain of divorce and the death of his child, he changed his profession and became a taxi driver. Ma Le, a young aboriginal man, came to Taipei alone to earn a living on construction sites. However, unable to bear the exploitation, and in a rage, Ma Le accidentally killed a site superintendent and was sentenced to death. A-Te gave Ma Le a ride in his taxi on the night that Ma Le committed the killing and their two fates were thereafter intertwined.
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Wan Jen Director · Cheng Wen-tang Screenplay
First release September 8, 1998 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 超級公民
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Original title
超級公民
Original language
Chinese
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Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 1998
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
April 29, 2026 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival (2K Restoration)
Singapore
May 1, 1999 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Taiwan
November 18, 1999 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival (2K Restoration)
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