Island in Between

Island in Between

A personal, poetic look at the uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.

2023•20m•6.3/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(35)

The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.

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Production

CNEX Studio, The New York Times

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Sen-Po Tung

Self

Ja-Shin Wu

Self

Ya-Ping Hu

Self

Qiao-Ling Lin

Self

Ying-Lung Chiang

Self

Yue-Ling Lai

Self

Wun-Siang Cheng

Self

Li-Hung Lin

Self

Alice Hérait

Self

Walid Berrazeg

Self

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