Taiwan in the year 2000, only thirteen years after the lifting of Marshall Law rule and still an unruly place referred to by many as the "Wild, Wild East," provides a perfect setting for The Taiwan Oyster. Masquerading as a bender road-‐movie, the darkly comic film explores deep existentialist questions as the protagonists journey deeper and deeper into the Taiwanese countryside. Darin and Simon's quest for the perfect burial spot becomes a strange trip down Taiwan's picturesque East Coast Highway as they encounter the unique cultures of Taiwan, welcoming families, violent gangsters, and Nikita, another lost soul who joins their odyssey. Along the way, they explore the Southeast Asian ex-patriot experience, their own personal demons, and the universal questions that arise when one is confronted with an untimely death.
The Taiwan Oyster has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Taiwan Oyster was released in 2012 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Taiwan Oyster (2012) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 77%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Taiwan Oyster than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Taiwan Oyster is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like End of Watch, Rust and Bone and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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