Super Citizen Ko
{{short description|1995 film}}
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| name = Super Citizen Ko
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| director = Wan Jen
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| writer = Wan Jen
| starring = Ko I-chen
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = Taiwan
| language = Taiwanese
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Super Citizen Ko ({{zh|t=超級大國民|p=Chāojídàguómín|l=superpower citizen}}) is a 1995 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wan Jen.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/135615/Super-Citizen-Ko/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309101435/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/135615/Super-Citizen-Ko/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2016 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2016 |title=Super Citizen Ko |access-date=4 October 2015 }} The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm |title=41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations |access-date=4 October 2015 |work=FilmFestivals.com |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407001102/http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm |archive-date=7 April 2012 }}
Synopsis
After being imprisoned during the White Terror for over 30 years between the 1950s and the 1990s, Ko is released and searches for his best friend Chen, a fellow political prisoner who, unbeknownst to Ko, was executed. As he learns more about what happened to Chen, he also discovers more about himself as he visits his former associates, manages his relationship with his daughter, and his idealistic nature clashes with the period's political corruption.{{cite web|access-date=2023-11-27|title=Super Citizen Ko|url=https://taiwan.indiana.edu//films/super-citizen-ko.html|website=Unspoken Taiwan|publisher=Indiana University Bloomington}}{{cite web|first1=Derek|last1=Elley|access-date=2023-11-27|title=Super Citizen Ko|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/super-citizen-ko-1200443830/|website=Variety|date=13 November 1995}}
Cast
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Ko I-chen|zh|3=柯一正}} as Chen Cheng-l
- Lin Yang as Ko L-Sheng
- Sean Su
- Ming-Ming Sue as Ko Hsu-Chin
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0112659|Super Citizen Ko}}
{{Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award}}
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Category:Taiwanese drama films
Category:Taiwanese-language films
Category:Films about the White Terror (Taiwan)
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