Taiwanese director Fu Changfeng’s (符昌鋒) The Shooting of 319 (幻術, “Deception”), which revisits the shooting of then-president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) on March 19, 2004, the eve of the 2004 presidential election, opens in theaters on Friday.
The movie trailer bills it as “the nation’s first political thriller” and promises to “blow the minds” of audiences.
The film is not allegorical. Actors portray the politicians central to the 2004 presidential election, including Chen, former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝), Lu, former vice president Lien Chan (連戰) and People First Party Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜).
Photo: Wu Wan-ting, Taipei Times
The trailer shows a recreated scene of the shooting, as well as a scene portraying Lee, lying on a bed surrounded by men in suits and raising an index finger to indicate his support for Chen, who had come out on top in the Central Election Commission’s raffle that year and was candidate No. 1 on the ballot.
While the story of alleged shooter Chen Yi-hsiung (陳義雄) is recounted in the movie, the plot includes a “mysterious shooter” named “A-Bu” (阿布), the trailer shows.
The trailer, which juxtaposes footage of an actor playing former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) with what appears to be the office of former premier Lee Huan (李煥), promises that the movie’s viewers will be taken on a journey through “30 years of Taiwanese politics.”
Several questions surrounding the “319 shooting” remain unanswered to this day, even though Taiwanese-American forensic scientist Henry Lee (李昌鈺) was brought in to investigate the incident.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) believes it was a case of attempted assassination, while the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) believes it was a ruse orchestrated by the DPP to influence the election.
Although the film has been promoted as an “experimental” approach and “a marriage between fiction and facts,” the trailer contains slogans such as: “Police say Chen Yi-hsiung alone did it... Do you believe that?” and “Many magic tricks could not be debunked ... until now.”
Lee Teng-hui is portrayed by veteran actor Shih Feng (石峰), while Bobby Dou (竇智孔) plays Soong and Husky (陳家逵) plays Chen.
Wang Yan-chun (王燕軍), Lee Teng-hui’s office director, has threatened legal action if the film implies that Lee participated in planning the shooting.
FUKUOKA SITUATION: Japanese media reported that the pathogen is expected to be identified by the summer, while the CDC downplayed the idea that it was hMPV A “mysterious cold-like illness” reported in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture does not seem to be a new disease, but Japanese authorities have been asked about the situation, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday. The Fukuoka Prefectural Medical Association on Wednesday told a news conference that a “mystery cold” that has become a hot topic on social media is “highly likely to be caused by some kind of viral infection,” Japan’s KBC News reported. “Many people are experiencing symptoms starting with a sore throat, followed by a runny nose, phlegm and a severe cough,” KBC News reported, citing association officials. Health authorities are
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) arrived in Taiwan yesterday ahead of upcoming AI and technology events, saying he plans to meet with clients and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) during his visit. After landing at Taipei Songshan Airport, Huang posed for photos with fans and handed out Yakult drinks to reporters and supporters waiting at the scene, saying he has “a lot to do” during the trip. Asked about reports that Nvidia’s planned headquarters site in Taipei’s Beitou Shilin Technology Park could break ground on May 27, Huang said that if the company holds an event, he would
The Ministry of Finance this afternoon announced the winning numbers for the March-April uniform invoice lottery. The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$318,060) special prize is 19531471, and the winning number for the NT$2 million grand prize is 85941329. Three numbers were drawn for the NT$200,000 first prize: 07225810, 20231230 and 83518781. Those with receipts matching the last seven digits of any of the first-prize numbers will win the NT$40,000 second prize, while those matching the last six digits will win the NT$10,000 third prize. Those whose receipts match the last five digits of the first-prize numbers can claim the NT$4,000 fourth prize,
Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday expressed “shock and regret” over a statement issued by his wife without his consent, and rejected her assertion that his eldest sister, Ma Yi-nan (馬以南), would manage his medical care or act as his spokesperson amid an ongoing embezzlement probe into his foundation. Ma Ying-jeou in a statement said he was shocked by a statement by his wife, Chou Mei-ching (周美青), regarding his affairs. Ma Yi-nan “must not” be in charge of his healthcare and other personal affairs, nor can she be allowed to represent the Ma family, the former president said. He said he was also
RSS