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Fly, Kite Fly (2015)
Directed by Liang Chieh-te
Documentary · 1h 18m
The black kite, generally referred to as “the eagle” in Taiwan, used to be very widespread and so common that it is the main character in a well-known Taiwanese children’s game. However, it has now become so rare that very few people ever get to see it. SHEN Zhen-zhong, better known as “Mr. Kite” who vowed to safeguard this endangered bird, is determined that he spent the best 20 years of his life traveling throughout Taiwan to find out why the black kite is disappearing. From 1992 to 2015, the film documentary maker LIANG Chieh-te followed Mr. Kite’s journey. Through his camera lenses, the story of how, one person can cross the species barrier and totally devote himself to a cause with no regrets because of love.
Cast
Wu Nien-jen
Crew
- Director
- Liang Chieh-te
- Director of Photography
- Liang Chieh-te
- Editor
- Liao Ching-sung, Liang Chieh-te
Details
- Original title
- 老鷹想飛
- Release date
- 2015-11-20
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ZH
- Countries
- Taiwan