Formosa Betrayed (2010)
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Critic Consensus: Though the real-life drama it was inspired by could certainly form the basis for a worthwhile political action thriller, Formosa Betrayed isn't it.
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Cast
as Jake Kelly
as Tom Braxton
as Kuo
as Lisa Gilbert
as Susan Kane
as Ming
as General Tse
as Daltry
as Maysing
as James Lee
as Dr. Huang
as Captain Chen
as Chief Loh
as Ming's Wife
as Ming's Daughter
as Mrs. Wen
as Henry Wen
as Dean Goodman
as Motel Manager
as American Businessman
as Coroner
as Neighbor
as Driver
as Hotel Desk Clerk
as Old Man in Diner
as Translator
as Protest Leader
as Military Police #1
as Military Police #2
as David Wu
Critic Reviews for Formosa Betrayed
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The sturdy political thriller Formosa Betrayed is laudable for adding the voice of native Formosans to the usual two-sided debate that reaches the American media.
It's a passionate labor of love that pointedly criticizes the U.S. government's failure to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation, independent of mainland China.
Formosa Betrayed is a history lesson dressed up as an action movie. The lesson is pretty interesting; the movie is just the far-fetched plot it hangs on.
A movie that shows us the desperation and danger of living under martial law in Taiwan during the early '80s, yet somehow never delivers the emotional gut punch the subject matter deserves.
Formosa Betrayed, a ho-hum college history lecture about modern Taiwan awkwardly disguised as a political thriller, has its heart almost in the right place.
Obviously heartfelt but somewhat stilted and disjointed.
Audience Reviews for Formosa Betrayed
Based on a real-life political event, it's à la James Bond flick that's quite passable. While, at times, it evidently got beyond real, that particular aspect at least didn't manage to irritate me as much as it happened to be the case with some other movies of its genre recently. Find that a bit odd because it lacked credible performances.
Super Reviewer
A bit of a mixed bag in that it has the makings for a smart political thriller, but manages only to be an interesting history lesson, and never particularly thrilling. The acting is okay overall, especially in the face of some obvious script decencies. The set pieces and world building were impressive, the Taiwan in this film feels real and gritty, something many films set abroad lack. The geopolitical backdrop is much more interesting than the actual plot line itself, but all in all a serviceable mystery/thriller.
Super Reviewer
For a documentary, it has good action and moves along VERY well -- I question why the good-looking actors do not shave -- he would've looked soooo much better clean-shaven -- But I loved the movie -- Happy ending
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