紀錄片綠的海平線與來自各國的13部優秀影片入選紐西蘭國際紀錄片影展(DOCNZ 2007 Documentary Film Festival)的世界電影精選單元 （World Cinema: Around the world in 14 films ）, 影片將隨著影展從九月底開始在紐西蘭四大主要城市巡迴放映, 歡迎推薦給當地國際友人和台灣朋友！

DOCNZ 2007 Documentary Film Festival

World Cinema: Around the world in 14 films : Top-rated documentaries from the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania providing a glimpse into world communities.

詳細放映場次和地點請按此, 並請參看影展官方網頁.

SHONENKO（ http://www.docnz.org.nz/2007/ak/film/shonenko）

Lu De Hai Ping Xian / Taiwan/Japan 2006 / 60min. Taiwanese, Japanese, Mandarin with English subtitles.
Director Liang-Yin Kuo / Producer Shuhei Fujita, Yann Shan Tsai

Picture yourself, a 13 year old Taiwanese boy, leaving your parents and home. You will board a ship that will take you to Japan, the land of the Emperor. You are told you will have the honour to serve the Emperor as a warrior, a chance to earn money for your poor family and receive an education as a technician. It is a glorious opportunity and a noble adventure.

In 1943, the Imperial Japanese government announced a work-study program in its colony, Taiwan, to gather children to work in military factories. In fact some 8,419 Taiwanese youth (aged 12 to 14) were recruited to work as child laborers in Japan to build fighter planes. With mixed emotions they would become part of a massive war effort.

Director Kuo’s film took 5 years to make and reflects the growing interest on the part of historians analyzing Taiwan’s unique pre and post World War II experiences. Replete with numerous first person interviews, photos and film footage from Japanese archives and facts, this is the boys’ untold story – of an innocence stolen from youth – and one more piece in the captivating and complex puzzle of Taiwan’s unusual history.

*Shonenko (Official Website)

Screening in Auckland

Sat 29 Sep 11 am ___ Academy Cinemas

Thu 4 Oct 9 pm ___ Academy Cinemas

Screening in Dunedin

Sat 13 Oct 12:15 pm ___ The Octagon

Thu 18 Oct 4:30 pm ___ The Octagon

Screening in Christchurch

Sat 27 Oct 12:15 pm ___ Regent on Worcester

Thu 1 Nov 4:30 pm ___ Regent on Worcester

Screening in Wellington

Sun 11 Nov 7 pm ___ Regent on Manners

Sat 17 Nov 7:45 pm ___ Regent on Manners