台灣，緬甸，法國，德國
Taiwan, Myanmar, France, Germany / 2016 / 108 min /
國語、英語、泰語、緬語、雲南方言對白，中英文字幕
In Mandarin, English, Thai, Burmese, Yunnan dialect with Chinese and English Subtitles
導演Dir: 趙德胤 Midi Z
演員Cast: 柯震東 Kai Ko, 吳可熙 Wu Ke-Xi

威尼斯影展 威尼斯日
Venice Days, Venice Film Festival
多倫多電影節
Toronto International Film Festival

緬甸少女蓮青偷渡到泰國打工，希望賺錢取得護照移民到更好地方生活。途中遇上同路人阿國，但阿國只想賺夠錢後回家開店，終點始終有別。為躲避警察二人逃到偏遠紗廠打工，蓮青逆來順受，傾盡所有，而充滿無力感的阿國只能默默守在身邊。故事來自導演在泰國打工的胞姊，沒有過多的音樂喧染，只透過長鏡頭把非法移民的悲歌紀實道出卻賺人熱淚。瓦城（曼德勒俗稱）既是皇朝古都，也是民工回鄉途中買手信的中轉站，只是對男女主角來說，它已是再見、不再見的命運區別，是繼《冰毒》、《挖玉石的人》後導演另一探討緬甸低層悲歌的佳作。

The tale of illegal immigrants seeking opportunity in Thailand, Midi Z’s The Road to Mandalay marks the director’s triumphant return to narrative filmmaking. Burmese migrant workers Liangqing and Guo meet when crossing into Thailand, but as their bond grows, their differences are laid bare. The simple Guo wishes to marry and return to Burma, while the determined Liangqing desires a work permit, a passport and wider horizons. What begins as a budding romance between displaced countrymen becomes a sobering look at dreams crushed by reality. Winner of the FEDEORA Award for Best Film at the 73rd Venice Film Festival.

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