Review of Formosa Betrayed (2010) by Cynthia S — 15 Oct 2010

"China needs Taiwan. Taiwan does not need China.".

An IMPORTANT movie about Taiwan's recent history and struggle for Democracy and independence. Taiwanese viewers will have to forgive the fact that some of the major roles were filled by non-Taiwanese actors and some parts of the film were actually filmed in Thailand, but the average Western viewer may not even notice. The good thing is that this type of movie is actually being made. It's based on real events and accurately depicts the dynamic between the Taiwanese people and their foreign Chinese oppressors who, under Chiang Kai-Shek, took control of the island nation after WWII and declared it to be the Republic of China. Martial law was enacted, the Taiwanese language was outlawed, and people who spoke out in protest were murdered, including an American citizen on American soil. This is something that American people should know and care about.