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31. “For My Country” film: Rachid Hami (Director, France/Taiwan co-production)

31. “For My Country” film: Rachid Hami (Director, France/Taiwan co-production)

FromThe Taiwan Take


31. “For My Country” film: Rachid Hami (Director, France/Taiwan co-production)

FromThe Taiwan Take

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Oct 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rachid Hami’s autobiographical film “For My Country” (2023, Pour la France) tells the story of two brothers as they move from Algeria to France, and to Taiwan. When the younger brother passes away suddenly at a military academy, the older sibling spends the next years finding justice.In real life, Rachid Hami’s brother Jallal passed away in 2012 at the age of 24 from a hazing incident one month into attending Saint-Cyr Military Academy. Prior to his death, the two brothers had spent their final days together in Taiwan. “For My Country” - shot in Taiwan, Monaco, and France - premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. It opens in the theatre in Taiwan on September 28. Support the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwanWe previously spoke to Rachid Hami in our 2022 series with the French Office in Taipei. Links to “Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises”:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6Tag and follow us on social media Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterProduced by Ghost Island Media Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuResearch / Khera Ganongo - Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwanProduction - www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 1, 2023
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A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan. Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者.這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目, 以「縱觀世界議題,以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸,由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等,第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際.鬼島之音製作播出.