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Tseng Ying-Ting (Ye-zai, Taiwan 2012)
Scrappy and taut, Ye Zai infiltrates the underworld of illegal immigration and those who exploit it. Ye-zai is one of the most successful and resourceful workers in the newtrade of hunting down and turning in illegal aliens and their employers for a reward from the Taiwanese government. One day, his estranged brother calls him to let him know that Kanya, his father’s caregiver from Thailand, has run away. Suddenly, Ye-zai must use his bounty hunter’s skills to find Kanya within three days or lose the ability to hire care for his father.


International Premiere. Written by Ying-Ting Tseng, Yuli Chen. Photographed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu. With Ming-Shuai Shih, Sajee Apiwong, Phanet Phongsai, Pong-Fong Wu, Caiyi Huang, Po Tai, Natcha Chotiwan, Tzu-Hua Ho, Chih-Wei Chiu, Mawinthon Bowornluck. (81 min. in Mandarin and Thai with subtitles. Public Television Service, Taiwan)


October 13, 9:30 pm and October 14, 12:00 pm
New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
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