Taste of Wild Tomato

Taste of Wild Tomato (2021)

Kaohsiung served as an important military base under Japanese colonial rule and had incurred heavy casualties during the 228 Incident (228 people were massacre in an anti-government uprising in Taiwan in 1947 that was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang–led nationalist government). The film subtly tends to the deep scars of the witnesses, survivors and their descendants as an act of resistance to oblivion. Memories survive through different eras of oppression and continue to live in people’s hearts, just like the wild tomatoes grown on the land.

• Film Runtime: 123 minutes
• Country: Taiwan
• Film Language: Hokkien
• Subtitle Language: English, Hokkien

Director

Lau Kek-Huat

Lau Kek-Huat is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan. His debut film Boluomi, was in competition Busan International Film Festival, New Currents section and Golden horse nominated for Best new director. The project won him the Tokyo Talent Award 2015, Best Script Award in 2013 Taiwan and selected for La Fabrique Cinema du monde. His short film Nia's Door won Best Short Film Award, Sonje Award in Busan International film festival, selected for 38th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Both his documentary Absent without leave and The Tree Remembers still face censorship challenge today in Malaysia. He is an alumnus of Golden Horse Academy and Berlinale & Tokyo Talents. Lau had also jury and mentor for regional filmmaking event such as Doc Doc, Asiadoc, FFD, New Asian Scenery.

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