The Man Who Couldn't Leave

The Man Who Couldn't Leave

35 mins | Drama | Aug. 31, 2022

Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive.

The Man Who Couldn't Leave

35 mins | Drama | Aug. 31, 2022

The Man Who Couldn't Leave
Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive.
Producers Outland Film Studio, The Walkers Films
Original title 無法離開的人
Directors Singing Chen
Writers Lin Hsin-I, Singing Chen, Yi-an Lou