Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
A man rises up to lead his people in a brave and risky struggle for freedom in this epic-scale historical drama.
A man rises up to lead his people in a brave and risky struggle for f...
Action, Drama, History
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2011
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An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
144 min
Release date:
9 Sep 2011
Country:
TW
Languages:
Japanese, Chinese
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$29,000,000
Awards:
10 wins & 20 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
At 2 1/2 hours, "Warriors" is a bruising, relentless experience, one more tiring than inspiring.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr 2012
fresh:
An ambitious, blood-soaked retelling of an uprising by Taiwanese natives against Japanese occupiers.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
26 Apr 2012
rotten:
As the war drags on, "Warriors of the Rainbow" outstays its welcome. I've never seen more severed heads in a film and cared less.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
26 Apr 2012
fresh:
You can see why Woo, the noted Hong Kong action director, would want to produce it: It fits right in with his "heroic bloodshed" cinematic legacy.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Apr 2012
fresh:
At times, Warriors sacrifices dramatic nuance for scale, but even its most rousing passages are tempered by a sense of loss.
– Adam Nayman,
Globe and Mail,
27 Apr 2012