Scene from the film Where Has the Land Gone?
Scene from the film Where Has the Land Gone?
Scene from the film Where Has the Land Gone?

Where Has the Land Gone?

Direction
Year 
1997
Country
  • Taiwan
Duration
34min 
Subtitles 

Mabanan is an Atayal settlement in Miaoli County, where the filmmaker was born. During the Japanese colonial rule, most of the indigenous community’s land was expropriated and registered as state-owned forest. The Kuomintang (KMT) government later imposed even more restrictions on the use of the land. How would the Mabanan community reclaim their homeland when the government still refused to recognise proofs of residence of their ancestors?

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Details

  • Original title
    Where Has the Land Gone?
  • Direction
  • DOP
    Pilin Yapu, Alina Hakin, WU Yen-yen
  • Editing
    Pilin Yapu
  • Duration
    34 min (31-45 min.)
  • Year
    1997
  • Country
    • Taiwan
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • Taiwan International Documentary Festival

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